VaticanNews portal reports on the address given by the usurper Leo XIV during his Wednesday General Audience, reflecting on his recent journey through Spain. The piece presents the standard conciliar narrative of a “pastoral” visit focused on social issues, dialogue, and the “faith of the people,” while completely omitting any mention of the supernatural mission of the Church, the conversion of souls to the Catholic Faith, or the social reign of Christ the King. The cited article relates a journey that, far from being an act of Catholic evangelization, served as a global platform for the very errors condemned by the pre-conciliar Magisterium.
The Triumph of Naturalism Over Supernatural Mission
The address delivered by Leo XIV following his Spanish journey is a textbook example of the modernist inversion of the Church’s mission. Where the true Church, guided by the immutable Magisterium, would speak of the salvation of souls, the necessity of baptism, and the obligation of states to submit to Christ the King, the usurper speaks of “integral ecology,” “equitable and sustainable development,” and “respect for human dignity.” These are not Catholic ends; they are the naturalistic goals of a world that has explicitly rejected its Creator.
Pius XI, in his encyclical *Quas Primas*, established with supreme authority that the reign of Christ extends to all aspects of public and private life, and that the state has a duty to publicly honor and obey Him. The “challenges” listed by Leo XIV—peace, ecology, development—are framed entirely within a horizontal, secular paradigm. There is no mention that true peace is only possible in the Kingdom of Christ, or that “integral ecology” is a pagan concept that places the creature above the Creator. This is the “deceptive model of development” he himself references, yet he offers no supernatural remedy, only more of the same worldly planning.
“Unity in Diversity” and the Heresy of Ecumenism
Perhaps the most damning statement in the entire address is the usurper’s call to “overcome every form of division and conflict by always promoting communion, dialogue, and unity in diversity.” This is not the language of the Catholic Church; it is the language of the conciliar sect, directly condemned by the pre-conciliar Magisterium.
The *Syllabus of Errors* of Pius IX explicitly condemns the proposition that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to, reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). The call for “unity in diversity” is a direct assault on the unity of the Faith, which is one, holy, catholic, and apostolic. It implies that the divisions caused by heresy and schism are merely “diversity” to be celebrated, not errors to be condemned and converted. This is the very essence of the ecumenical heresy, which treats the one true Church as merely one path among many.
The usurper’s reference to the “Second Vatican Council” as having “clearly recognized” these challenges is a tell-tale sign of his modernist allegiance. The Council, as sedevacantists recognize, was a revolutionary act that introduced the very errors—religious freedom, ecumenism, the democratization of the Church—that have led to the current apostasy. To cite it as an authority is to reveal oneself as an enemy of the true Church.
The “People of God” and the Democratization of the Church
Leo XIV’s constant reference to the “people of God” and the “faith and joy of the Spanish people” is not a neutral observation. It is a theological statement rooted in the conciarist heresy that the Church is primarily a human community, a “people,” rather than a hierarchical society instituted by Christ for the salvation of souls through the sacraments and the teaching of the true Faith.
The pre-conciliar Church taught with St. Robert Bellarmine that the Pope is the visible head of the Church, and that a manifest heretic ceases to be Pope and head, just as he ceases to be a Christian and member of the body of the Church (*De Romano Pontifice*). The “comfort” the usurper claims to receive from the “people” is a replacement for the authority of the true Magisterium. It is the democratization of the Church, where the “sense of the faithful” is elevated above the defined doctrines of the Faith. This is the “Church listening” that St. Pius X condemned in *Lamentabili Sane Exitu*, where it is stated that the Magisterium should only approve the common opinions of the “Church listening” (Proposition 6).
The Omission of the Supernatural: The Gravest Accusation
The most glaring omission in the entire address is any mention of the supernatural mission of the Church. There is no call to conversion, no mention of the necessity of the Catholic Faith for salvation, no warning about the state of grace, and no reference to the final judgment. The “Gospel of hope” he claims to offer is a naturalistic hope, a worldly betterment, not the hope of eternal life.
The “edifying testimonies” he recalls—victims of abuse, inmates, migrants—are presented in a purely social context. While the true Church would address these issues with the supernatural remedies of prayer, penance, and the sacraments, the usurper offers only “dialogue” and “fraternity.” This is the “civilization of love” he speaks of, but it is a love divorced from truth, a charity that does not seek the conversion of the sinner but only his worldly comfort.
The “heritage” he speaks of safeguarding is not the deposit of Faith, but a vague “Catholic tradition” that is “a living reality, not a thing of the past.” This is the modernist heresy of the “evolution of dogmas,” condemned by St. Pius X, which holds that truth changes with man, because it develops with him, in him, and through him (*Lamentabili*, Proposition 58). The true heritage of the Church is the unchanging deposit of Faith, once delivered to the saints (Jude 1:3), not a “living reality” that adapts to the spirit of the age.
The “Motto” and the Invitation: A False Lifting of the Gaze
The motto of the journey, “Lift up your gaze!” (cf. Jn 4:35), is a cruel irony. The true lifting of the gaze is to Christ the King, to the supernatural end of man, to the eternal truths of the Faith. But the “lifting of the gaze” offered by Leo XIV is to a world of “dialogue,” “fraternity,” and “sustainable development.” It is a gaze fixed on the earth, not on heaven.
The invitation to “lift your gaze to the Lord” is empty when the “Lord” being presented is not the Christ of the Gospels, the Christ who is the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Jn 14:6), but a Christ who is reduced to a symbol of human unity and social progress. This is the “Christ” of the modernists, who, as St. Pius X taught, do not deny the Christ of faith but reduce Him to a mere man, a teacher of morality, a model of human excellence.
Conclusion: The Abomination of Desolation Continues
The address of Leo XIV following his Spanish journey is a perfect encapsulation of the conciliar apostasy. It is a masterclass in the substitution of the supernatural with the natural, the divine with the human, the unchanging truths of the Faith with the shifting sands of modernist “dialogue.” It is the voice of the “abomination of desolation” (Mt 24:15), speaking in the place of Christ but denying His kingship, His truth, and His Church.
The true Catholic response is not to “lift our gaze” to this usurper and his false gospel, but to cling to the immutable Tradition of the Church, to the true Mass, to the sacraments as administered by validly ordained priests in communion with the true Faith, and to the social reign of Christ the King over all nations and all aspects of life. The “comfort” offered by the “people of God” is a false comfort; the true comfort is found only in the unchanging truth of the Catholic Faith, which endures even when the visible structures of the Church are occupied by enemies of Christ.
Source:
Pope at Audience: 'I was comforted by the faith and joy of the Spanish people' (vaticannews.va)
Date: 17.06.2026