Modernist Antipope Redefines Freedom as Pelagian Self-Giving
The article reports that antipope Leo XIV, during a Lenten parish visit in Rome on February 22, 2026, delivered a homily redefining Christian freedom as an autonomous “yes to God” centered on self-giving love, while urging the parish to be a sign of charity amid social contrasts. He interpreted the Genesis account not as a prohibition but as an invitation to recognize the Creator’s otherness, contrasted the serpent’s illusion of autonomy with Christ’s “new man” who fulfills freedom through obedience, and presented baptism as an inner voice liberating liberty for love of neighbor. The address omitted any reference to sin, divine judgment, the necessity of sacramental grace for salvation, or the social reign of Christ the King, instead framing the Church’s mission as naturalistic humanitarianism within a secularized context.





