Antipope Leo XIV’s Null Canonical Reform Sparks Syriac Patriarch Deposition Farce
The Pillar portal reports that the Syriac Catholic Church has become the first Eastern sui iuris structure to initiate a process to depose its patriarch, Ignatius Joseph III Younan, under a “canonical reform” promulgated by the antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) on August 29, 2026. The motu proprio Mutua concordia allegedly amends the Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches—itself a product of the conciliar revolution—to create a mechanism whereby bishops may vote to remove a patriarch for “irreparable damage” to communion. The senior bishop of the Syriac synod initiated the removal vote on September 4; the patriarch responded by convoking a synod for November. This entire spectacle unfolds within the counterfeit structures of the neo-church, devoid of any legitimate authority or sacramental validity.