Cardinal Koch’s Ecumenical Heresy: Blessing Schism as “Fraternal Dialogue”
VaticanNews portal reports on May 12, 2026, that the Synod of the Georgian Orthodox Church elected Metropolitan Shio III as the new Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, succeeding the late Ilia II. Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, sent a congratulatory message expressing hope that Shio III’s ministry would “strengthen the bonds of cordial friendship and promote an ever more fraternal dialogue between our Churches.” Pope Leo XIV similarly sent a message praying for “light, discernment, and strength” for the new patriarch. The article presents this ecumenical exchange as normal and praiseworthy. This is the abomination of desolation in action: the conciliar sect’s systematic legitimization of schism and false religion as “fraternal dialogue,” directly contradicting the perennial Magisterium of the true Church.






