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The National Catholic Register reports that on April 14, 2026, the antipope Leo XIV addressed the plenary assembly of the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences, asserting that “true power comes from virtue, not strength.” In his message, he claimed that technological, economic, and military power must be directed toward the “common good,” and that “the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised.” He further denounced the “delusion of omnotence” among global leaders and criticized the concentration of power as a threat to democracy, invoking “St. John Paul II’s” Centesimus Annus to affirm that legitimate power “finds one of its highest expressions in authentic democracy.” The article presents these remarks as a continuation of conciliar social teaching, framing them within the context of ongoing global conflicts. This address is yet another manifestation of the post-conciliar apostasy: a usurper of the Chair of Peter, devoid of any legitimate authority, presumes to instruct the world on “power” and “democracy” while remaining utterly silent on the only true source of all legitimate authority — the Social Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ and the obligation of all nations to publicly recognize Him as their sovereign Lord. The entire discourse is steeped in naturalistic humanism, reducing the supernatural mission of the Church to a vague philanthropy indistinguishable from the most banal secular humanitarianism.