Jubilee Spectacle Masks Vatican’s Abandonment of Penitential Justice
Vatican News portal (December 15, 2025) reports on a “Jubilee for Prisoners” presided over by antipope Leo XIV, featuring former inmate Joshua Stancil’s praise for this “historic inclusion” of prisoners “at the heart of the Church.” The article presents this event as a revolutionary act of mercy, quoting Stancil’s claims that prisoners feel “radioactive” post-release and require unconditional acceptance without sacramental prerequisites. The report emphasizes antipope Leo XIV’s purported “moral clarity” in criticizing prison conditions while promoting universal inclusion, concluding with Stancil’s declaration that “a message of hope to prisoners is ultimately a message of hope to everyone.” This spectacle epitomizes the conciliar sect’s substitution of social engineering for the Church’s divine mission of justice and sanctification.









