Religious Liberty Commission: A Diplomatic Exercise in Modernist Captivity
The National Catholic Register reports that the Religious Liberty Commission, chaired by Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Vice Chair Ben Carson, held its final scheduled meeting on April 13, 2026, with members including “Bishop” Robert Barron urging its continuation to monitor threats to religious liberty. The commission discussed recommendations for protecting religious freedom, with Barron identifying “the ideology of self-invention” as the principal enemy and detailing various threats including anti-religious violence, healthcare mandates, and restrictions on pro-life demonstrators. The meeting also featured testimony from Sister of Life Mary Elizabeth on faith-based ministries’ legal challenges. This entire exercise represents a fundamental capitulation to the very secularist framework it claims to oppose, reducing the Church’s divine mission to merely securing a “space” within a godless system rather than demanding the total reign of Christ the King over all nations and institutions.




