Marian Piety Distorted: The Apocryphal Roots of Modern Devotionalism
The National Catholic Register article (November 21, 2025) promotes the feast of Mary’s Presentation using the Protoevangelium of James, an apocryphal 2nd-century text rejected by the Church’s perennial Magisterium. The article cites “Pope” Paul VI’s 1974 modernist encyclical Marialis Cultus to validate this feast despite its non-biblical origins, claiming it carries “lofty and exemplary values.” This uncritical embrace of pseudepigrapha epitomizes the post-conciliar sect’s rupture with Catholic doctrinal integrity.





