Leo XIV in Algeria: A “Missionary of Peace” Without Christ the King
VaticanNews portal reports on the apostolic journey of the antipope Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) to Algeria, the first stop in an 11-day pilgrimage across Africa. The article, authored by Andrea Tornielli, highlights the “central theme” of peace in the antipope’s first address at the Martyrs’ Memorial (Maqam Echahid) in Algiers. The “pope” called for “mutual forgiveness as the key to building the future,” stating: “In this place, let us remember that God desires peace for every nation: a peace that is not merely an absence of conflict, but one that is an expression of justice and dignity. This peace, which allows us to face the future with a reconciled spirit, is possible only through forgiveness.” He further added: “The true struggle for liberation will be definitively won only when peace in our hearts has finally been achieved.” The article frames this as a “profound realism” and the “only viable path for building the future,” while also noting the Church’s status as an “absolute minority” in Algeria. Leo XIV’s appeal explicitly avoids any mention of the Social Kingship of Christ, the necessity of conversion to the Catholic Church, or the supernatural order, reducing the Church’s mission to a naturalistic plea for “peace” and “forgiveness” devoid of doctrinal content, perfectly embodying the conciliar revolution’s substitution of the supernatural mission of the Church with a humanitarian agenda aligned with the world’s values.







