Leo XIV’s Holy Thursday: Service Without the King
The article from the National Catholic Register (CNA), dated April 2, 2026, reports on antipope Leo XIV’s celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Basilica of St. John Lateran. It details his homily, which framed the liturgy around Christ’s “service” and “justice,” culminating in the appeal: “As humanity is brought to its knees by so many acts of brutality, let us too kneel down as brothers and sisters alongside the oppressed.” The narrative presents this as a return to tradition (location) and a深化 of the “theology of service” associated with “Pope Francis.” The article’s entire focus is on horizontal, naturalistic humanitarianism, utterly devoid of the supernatural kingship of Christ, the doctrine of the Social Reign of Christ the King, or any reference to the necessity of the Catholic faith for salvation. This liturgical act and its accompanying theology represent the final, polished expression of the modernist apostasy condemned by St. Pius X and Pope Pius IX.



