The Dallas Charter Revisions: Bureaucratic Self-Absolution in a Temple of Apostasy
The Pillar reports that on June 11, 2026, the U.S. bishops of the conciliar sect voted overwhelmingly (176–22, with 6 abstentions) to approve revisions to the so-called “Charter for the Protection of Young People,” the Dallas Charter, after rejecting a motion by Archbishop Shawn McKnight to delay the vote for further consultation. The article notes that the text of the amendments was not made available to the public or media at the time of the vote. It further reports that critics—including some bishops and victim advocacy groups—argue the revised Charter fails to address the abuse of adults, abuses of power, and episcopal misconduct, while Bishop Barry Knestout suggested the Vatican is preparing separate safeguarding documents. The entire spectacle is a masterclass in the conciarist art of performative governance: a bureaucratic ritual masquerading as moral reckoning, conducted by men who have long since forfeited any claim to spiritual authority.




