The Vatican’s Diplomatic Pacifism Ignores Christ the King and the Supernatural Order
VaticanNews portal reports on April 20, 2026, that Archbishop Fernando Chica Arellano, the Holy See’s Permanent Observer to the FAO, IFAD, and WFP, addressed the 38th session of the Regional Conference for the Middle East, urging “a coordinated and multi-level political response” to food insecurity and systemic crises caused by war. He echoed the antipope Leo XIV’s call to “embrace diplomacy to ensure sustainable development,” stating that “peace is essential to eradicate hunger” and that “the promotion of peace must be at the center of all diplomatic action.” The Archbishop emphasized stabilizing supply chains, renewable energy, and structural adjustments to preserve “global energy and food security,” while calling for “sincere dialogue and respect for the dignity of every person” as the basis for peace. This entire discourse, while cloaked in the language of humanitarian concern, is a textbook example of the post-conciliar Church’s reduction of Catholic social teaching to mere naturalistic diplomacy, completely ignoring the supernatural order, the Kingship of Christ, and the true causes of war and famine: sin, apostasy, and the rejection of God’s laws.








