Modernist Spectacle in Hong Kong: Tagle’s Humanist Blessing Masquerade
Vatican News portal (January 26, 2026) reports on “Cardinal” Luis Antonio Tagle’s visit to Hong Kong to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the conciliar sect’s local structure. The event, held at Charter Garden, emphasized “bringing hope to society” and becoming “courageous witnesses of the Lord,” with Tagle invoking a diluted blessing formula from Numbers 6:24–26. The ceremony featured multicultural prayers but omitted any reference to Catholic dogma, the Social Reign of Christ the King, or the necessity of conversion. Instead, Tagle declared that “the face of God” shines through “the face of a child,” insisting no youth is a “problem”—a naturalistic reduction of grace to sentimental humanism.