Vatican’s Lenten Spectacle Masks Apostasy
The EWTN News portal (February 4, 2026) reports that “Pope” Leo XIV and his Roman Curia will conduct Lenten spiritual exercises in the Vatican’s Pauline Chapel, led by “Bishop” Erik Varden, a Trappist convert from Lutheranism. The retreat features two daily meditations from February 22-27, focusing on St. Bernard and angelology under the theme “Illuminated by a Hidden Glory.” This theatrical display of piety conceals doctrinal bankruptcy beneath Renaissance aesthetics.