Ecumenical Praise for Schismatic Patriarch Reveals Apostasy

Vatican News reports on the death of His Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, and the message of condolence sent by “Pope” Leo XIV. The article describes the patriarch as “a devoted witness to faith in the Risen Christ,” “a voice of reconciliation,” and “a tireless builder of unity.” The antipope highlights the patriarch’s role in accompanying Georgians “through difficult times” and his passion for music, which “can unite peoples, bringing Churches closer together beyond cultural and theological differences.” The message recalls meetings between the patriarch and previous conciliar popes, John Paul II and Francis, and expresses “fraternal solidarity” with the Orthodox Church of Georgia. The article concludes by noting the Georgian Orthodox Church is the largest Christian denomination in the country with over 3 million members.

This message is not a mere condolence but a manifesto of the post-conciliar Church’s fundamental apostasy: it praises a schismatic leader while completely omitting the non-negotiable Catholic requirement for his conversion and the re-unification of his flock under the singular, necessary authority of the Roman Pontiff. The language of “unity” and “reconciliation” is employed as a deliberate smokescreen to conceal the abandonment of the Catholic dogma *extra Ecclesiam nulla salus* and the divine mandate for the Social Reign of Christ the King.