Seitz’s Apostasy: The ‘Mercy’ That Dethrones Christ the King
El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, a prominent figure in the post-conciliar hierarchy, has released a pastoral message and accompanying interview condemning U.S. immigration enforcement as a “grave moral evil.” In the interview with The Pillar portal (Mar 16, 2026), Seitz argues that justice must be “tempered by mercy” and that mass detention/deportation treats immigrants “as though they were violent criminals,” calling for an end to policies he labels a “national campaign of mass detention and deportations.” His theology centers on proportionality, human dignity, and the rejection of the term “illegal” for persons. A thorough deconstruction from the perspective of integral Catholic faith—the immutable theology of the pre-1958 Church—reveals not a legitimate pastoral application but a complete theological and spiritual bankruptcy, a perfect symptom of the Modernist apostasy that has consumed the conciliar structures.


