Missionary Reversal: How the Neo-Church Imports Paganized “Faith” to a Post-Christian Europe
VaticanNews portal reports (June 9, 2026) that Sr. Anne Ilia, a Kenyan “religious sister” of the Congregation of Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, living in Barcelona, expressed her prayer that the visit of the antipope Leo XIV would bring “renewal” and “conversion” to Spain. She reflected on how Spain historically sent missionaries to evangelize Africa, and now, in her words, “we who were once evangelized by those missionaries have come to Europe to support and collaborate in the same mission of evangelization here.” Her hopes for the papal visit include “a deep renewal of heart,” “strengthening of faith,” inspiring youth to respond to “God’s call,” and fostering “spiritual communion between local parishes, religious communities, lay movements, and political parties.” This entire narrative is a textbook illustration of the post-conciliar inversion of Catholic missionary theology, where the fruits of true evangelization are replaced by a naturalistic, ecumenical exchange that serves the agenda of the abomination of desolation rather than the salvation of souls.


