Colombian Senate’s Empty Gesture to Sacred Heart Amidst Modernist Apostasy
The Colombian Senate passed a law on December 15, 2025, recognizing the “historical, religious, and cultural value” of the Church of the National Vow in Bogotá, a structure built following Colombia’s 1902 consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Senator Mauricio Giraldo framed the legislation as “caring for the soul of a country,” claiming the church symbolized post-war reconciliation after the Thousand Days’ War (1899–1902). The law enables state-funded restoration due to the basilica’s structural decay, with the senator proclaiming it protects “the heart of Colombia.”