A Boy, a Usurper, and the Religion of Human Sentiment
EWTN News portal reports on the story of 15-year-old Spanish boy Ignacio Gonzálvez, who was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma during the 2025 Jubilee of Youth in Rome. The article details how “Pope” Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) visited the sedated boy in hospital, prayed with his family, and later received them at the Vatican. Ignacio describes his illness as “the most beautiful” experience because it brought him “closest to God,” and expresses joy at the prospect of meeting the usurper again during his upcoming visit to Madrid. The family belongs to the Neocatechumenal Way, a movement condemned by multiple popes and intrinsically linked to the conciliar revolution. This entire narrative is a masterclass in modernist sentimentality, reducing the supernatural faith of the Catholic Church to a therapeutic tale of human comfort, emotional support, and the cult of personality surrounding an antipope.




