Vatican Conference Redefines Sainthood: A Modernist Subversion of Holiness
The VaticanNews portal (November 13, 2025) reports on a conference titled “Mysticism, Mystical Phenomena, and Holiness,” organized by the “Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.” Antipope Leo XIV addressed participants, asserting that the “complete and constant conformity to the will of God” matters most in evaluating “candidates for sainthood,” while urging “prudence” in assessing mystical phenomena. The antipope claimed extraordinary phenomena are “not indispensable conditions” for holiness but “may strengthen virtues” if “directed toward the edification of the whole Church.” This event exemplifies the neo-church’s systematic dismantling of Catholic soteriology.









