Synodal Idolatry Masquerading as Sanctity in Kerala Beatification
The Catholic News Agency (November 12, 2025) reports on the beatification ceremony of Elisva Vakha’i, a 19th-century Indian widow who founded the Third Order of the Teresian Discalced Carmelites. The article quotes antipope Leo XIV praising her as a model of “courageous commitment to the emancipation of the poorest girls” and “inspiration for all who work… for the dignity of women.” Cardinal Sebastian Francis, presiding over the ceremony at Vallarpadam Basilica, Kerala, hailed Vakha’i as a “beacon of hope” exemplifying “synodality in action” through her “inclusive vision” that allegedly “anticipated ecclesial insights” of the modernist church.









