Apostolic Journey to Schism: The Betrayal of Catholic Unity at Istanbul
Vatican News portal (November 30, 2025) reports on antipope Leo XIV’s visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul, where he participated in a “Divine Liturgy” at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George alongside Bartholomew I. The event commemorated the feast of Saint Andrew, with both figures emphasizing “Christian unity,” “common efforts for full communion,” and collaboration on peace, ecology, and technology. The article highlights their references to the 1965 lifting of mutual excommunications between Paul VI and Athenagoras as a model for continued dialogue. This spectacle culminates decades of apostasy, reducing the One True Church to a mere “communion” with schismatics.









