[From the NCR portal (June 25, 2026) – The cited article appeals for the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian migrants, presenting the bishops’ statements as a defense of “vulnerable people.” What is omitted is the complete abdication of the Church’s supernatural mission, reducing Catholic social teaching to a naturalistic echo of secular humanitarianism.]
The Hijacking of “Common Good”: A Catholic Betrayal
The statements by the Catholic bishops of Ohio and Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami, as reported by NCR, present a textbook case of the post-conciliar Church’s descent into naturalism. The entire framework of their appeal—framed around “humanitarian, social and economic consequences,” “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness,” and the “common good”—is ripped from the secular lexicon of the Enlightenment and the 1789 French Revolution, not from the immutable social doctrine of Christ the King. There is not a single mention of baptism, the state of grace, the salvation of souls, or the primacy of the Catholic faith as the foundation of all social order. This silence is not accidental; it is the hallmark of the conciliar sect, which has replaced the supernatural mission of the Church with the political activism of a humanitarian NGO.
The Kingdom of Christ vs. the “American Values”
The Ohio bishops’ statement, titled “America at 250: Freedom and the Common Good,” commits the modernist heresy of baptizing the secular, Masonic founding principles of the United States. They speak of “the promises of ‘life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and to worship God free from government intervention’ contained in the country’s founding documents.” This is a direct contradiction of the condemnation of liberalism and religious indifferentism by Pope Pius IX in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), which explicitly rejects the idea that “the Roman Pontiff can, and ought to reconcile himself, and come to terms with progress, liberalism and modern civilization” (Proposition 80). Furthermore, Pope Leo XIII, in Immortale Dei (1885), taught that the state must recognize the Catholic religion as the true one and that “the State is bound to promote the interest of souls above all things.” The bishops’ appeal to “founding documents” that enshrine the privatization of truth is a scandalous betrayal of the Social Kingship of Christ, as defined by Pius XI in Quas Primas: “The Kingdom of our Redeemer encompasses all men… it matters not whether individuals, families, or states, for men united in societies are no less subject to the authority of Christ than individuals.” The bishops here act as advocates for the very secularism that Pius XI condemned as the “plague” of our times.
Naturalism and the Eradication of the Supernatural: The Abolition of True Catholic Charity
The entire argument is built on a purely materialist and naturalistic assessment of human dignity. The bishops and the “pope” quote economic contributions, labor force participation, and “devastating consequences for our nation’s economy” as the primary reasons for protecting Haitians. Where is the concern for the eternal destiny of these souls? Where is the call for their conversion to the Catholic Faith, the only true path to salvation? The Church has always taught that the greatest act of charity is to lead souls to Christ and His Church. By reducing the “moral justification” for protecting migrants to their utility as workers and consumers, the bishops commit the modernist error condemned by St. Pius X in Lamentabili (1907): “The progress of sciences requires a reform of the concept of Christian doctrine concerning God, creation, Revelation, the Person of the Incarnate Word, and Redemption” (Proposition 64). This is the very spirit of the “Church of the New Advent,” which has replaced the propitiatory sacrifice of the Mass with a “table of assembly” where the only sin is “intolerance.” The bishops’ statement is a perfect example of the “dialogue with the world” condemned by St. Pius X, where the Church no longer converts the world, but the world converts the Church into a servant of its own secular agenda.
The Erasure of Catholic Doctrine on Law and Order
While the bishops pay lip service to the “nation’s right and responsibility to regulate immigration and maintain public order,” they immediately undermine this principle by labeling the system “excessively complicated” and calling for “clear pathways” to integration. This is the language of the open-borders lobby, not of the Catholic Magisterium. The true Church has always taught that a nation has the strict right—indeed, the duty—to control its borders for the common good, which is defined as the spiritual and temporal welfare of its own citizens, primarily. The post-conciliar sect, however, has adopted the secular, globalist dogma of “no borders.” Their rejection of “false allegations” against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, is a direct attack on the faithful who rightly perceive the social disintegration caused by unchecked migration. By dismissing these concerns as “false,” the bishops align themselves with the secular media and political establishment against their own flock, repeating the same error of those who condemned Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre for defending the traditional doctrine and the social order of the Church.
The Conclusion: A Church of This World
The statements from these modernist prelates are not Catholic social teaching. They are a political manifesto of the conciliar sect, which has abandoned the Kingship of Christ for the kingship of globalist capitalism and secular humanitarianism. They have completely forgotten the words of Our Lord: “If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hates you” (John 15:19). By seeking the approval of the world and baptizing its secular “values,” the bishops of Ohio and Archbishop Wenski have revealed themselves as heralds of the abomination of desolation, occupying the Vatican and its satellite structures, leading souls not to Christ the King, but to the worship of the false gods of “human rights” and “economic prosperity.” The only true protection for any soul is the Catholic Faith, and the only true “common good” is found in the Social Reign of Christ the King, which these men have utterly betrayed.
Source:
Catholic bishops urge protection for Haitians as TPS debate intensifies (ncronline.org)
Date: 25.06.2026