Mysticism or Mystification?
When ‘Trads’ Seek to Save the Church via Occultism

(PART ONE)

(left to right: Peter Kwasniewski, Valentin Tomberg, Sebastian Morello)

by Francis del Sarto

Footnotes will be found at the end of the article.

Do you believe in magic? Sebastian Morello does, and he’s written a book to initiate you into the Hermetic mysteries he holds dear! He’ll guide you into luminous vistas of esoteria long overlooked by modern Catholics, but so vitally needed to help bring an end to the hex of an evil warlock, who’s brought about the crisis in the Church.… READ MORE

What Did ‘Pope’ John Paul II Really Say? That John the Baptist Would Protect ‘Islam’ or ‘This Land’?

The false pope John Paul II at Wadi al-Kharrar in Jordan on Mar. 21, 2000
(image: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji/Bridgeman Images)

On Mar. 21, 2000, the Polish apostate bishop Karol Wojtyla — better known as ‘Pope’ and ‘Saint’ John Paul II (r. 1978-2005) — was visiting the nation of Jordan as part of a larger pilgrimage to the Holy Land.

That day he visited what is held to be the site of Christ’s baptism at the River Jordan, and after he had recited a special prayer for the occasion, he gave some concluding remarks of gratitude and greeting and ended with these words (underlining added):

I will keep all the people of Jordan – Christians and Muslims – in my prayers, especially the sick and the elderly.

Podcast: Leo XIV, Anglicans, and Other Non-Catholics
(TRADCAST EXPRESS 225)

Our latest podcast episode, TRADCAST EXPRESS 225, was published on April 29. It is 24 minutes long, highly informative, and treats a number of different topics.

First we talk about what is perhaps the biggest story of this week, namely, ‘Pope’ Leo XIV giving a private audience to ‘Her Grace’, Mrs. Sarah Mullally, dressed in the costume of the Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. Under Leo, the ecumenical circus is in full swing no less than under his predecessors.

Another topic of discussion is the curious participation of the Novus Ordo bishop of Fresno, Joseph Vincent Brennan, in the conferral of episcopal consecration on an Episcopalian (Anglican) bishop — something that is forbidden even by the standards of the Vatican II Church.… READ MORE

Ecumenical Farce in the Vatican:
‘Pope’ Leo XIV Receives Archlaywoman of Canterbury

Did Halloween come early? Bob Prevost as ‘Pope Leo XIV’ and Sarah Mullally as ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’…
(image: Vatican Media/Romano Siciliani/KNA)

As it was scheduled, so it happened: Today, on Apr. 27, 2026, ‘Pope’ Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) received in private audience ‘the Most Reverend and Right Honourable Dame’ Sarah Mullally, the woman who in the Anglican religion is the current lawful occupant of the office of ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’. In that role she is to Anglicans what a Pope is to Catholics, more or less.… READ MORE

Leo XIV Repeats Bergoglian Talking Points Against the Death Penalty

The Augustinian Robert Prevost, who has been masquerading as Pope of the Catholic Church since last May under the stage name ‘Leo XIV’, has sent a video message to participants in a Chicago conference commemorating the 15th anniversary of the abolition of capital punishment in Illinois, his home state.

Vatican Media released the 2-minute video along with a brief article:

• Pope: Human dignity is not lost even after serious crimes are committed (Vatican News)
• VIDEO: Pope: Human dignity is not lost even after serious crimes are committed (YouTube)

In his message, ‘Pope’ Leo XIV offers three main arguments against the moral legitimacy of the death sentence.… READ MORE

Novus Ordo Bishop of Fresno Co-Consecrates Anglican Bishop!

(image source: Facebook; annotated)

[UPDATE April 23: We have released a short video on the matter here.]

The Rev. Dr. Gregory Kimura is a cleric of the so-called Episcopal Church in the United States. The Episcopal Church is part of the Anglican Communion and is basically the American branch of the Church of England, which was founded by King Henry VIII in response to Pope Clement VII’s refusal to pretend that his certainly-valid marriage to Catherine of Aragon was null.

A few days ago, Dr.… READ MORE

Diocesan Cathedral in Canada Hosts Ice Hockey Watch Party — With Pizza and Beer!

On Sunday, Apr. 19, 2026, the official ‘Roman Catholic’ Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Saint-Jean-l’Évangéliste) in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, was the public venue for an ice hockey watch party, and not just the run-of-the-mill kind.

The opportunity to follow live the match between the Montreal Canadiens (aka ‘Habs’) and the Tampa Bay Lightning teams was put together as an ‘immersive experience’ by a professional group of artists known as La Cargaison. On their web site, they advertised the event as follows:

Come experience the Habs’ playoffs like never before.

The Church’s Mystical Passion: What It Is (and Isn’t)

More and more people are adopting the idea that the profound changes to the Roman Catholic religion that have occurred since roughly the time of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) can only be explained by positing that the Catholic Church has been sharing mystically in the Passion of her Divine Founder.

The Church being the Mystical Body of Christ, it is rather fitting that she should resemble her Invisible Head in all things, not excluding a period of intense suffering, persecution, and (at least apparent) ‘death’ before He returns to judge the living and the dead.… READ MORE

Leo XIV in Algiers: Mosques a ‘Divine, Sacred Space’ in which People Pray to Find Presence of God in Their Lives

image: Copyright 2026, PubliKath GmbH, www.kna.de, All Rights Reserved

The false gospel of human-fraternity-because-it’s-all-the-same-God-anyway is once again rearing its ugly head. Although he has much better taste and style than ‘Pope’ Francis ever did, the equally-fake ‘Pope’ Leo XIV — more properly referred to as Bob Prevost from Chicago — is no different from his immediate predecessor in terms of doctrinal substance.

Prevost is currently visiting Algeria as part of an 11-day tour of various African nations.… READ MORE

Leo XIV Naturalizes the Gospel, Tells Athletes the Abundant Life Christ Promised is Well-Balanced Earthly Life!

‘Pope’ Leo XIV with athletes in the Vatican on April 9, 2026
(image: Copyright 2026 – Vatican Media/Romano Siciliani/KNA)

Yesterday, Apr. 9, 2026, the false pope in Rome, Robert Prevost (‘Leo XIV’), gave an address to athletes of the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Vatican has published the full text in English here:

• Antipope Leo XIV, Address to Athletes of the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Apr. 9, 2026)

As the visiting sportsmen must have been adherents of various religions, Leo was careful to keep his profound message for them as generic as possible.… READ MORE

‘Table of Abraham’: Washington Novus Ordo Parish Hosts Interreligious ‘Peace Meal’

On the Thursday before Palm Sunday, Mar. 26, 2026, Holy Redeemer ‘Catholic’ Church in Washington, D.C., hosted what it called an “interfaith peace meal for Jews, Muslims and Christians”.

The official title of the event was “Celebration at the Table of Abraham”, although ‘Table of Apostasy’ would have been more appropriate, considering the heresies that were dished up there. The dinner event was co-sponsored by Masjid Muhammad, a local Sunni mosque.

Here are two news reports on the event, both of them written by the same author, Mark Zimmerman:

• In time of war, Holy Redeemer Parish in Washington hosts interfaith peace meal for Jews, Muslims and Christians (Catholic Standard)
• In a time of war, Catholic parish’s interfaith peace meal celebrates ‘our oneness in faith’ (OSV News)

To see interesting photos from the event, please check out both of these links.… READ MORE

Podcast: Fr. James Mawdsley and the Good Friday Genuflection Controversy
(TRADCAST EXPRESS 224)

Our latest podcast episode, TRADCAST EXPRESS 224, was published on Good Friday. It is dedicated to a single topic, namely, a response to certain serious errors promoted by Rev. James Mawdsley that have led to a crisis of conscience for some who attend the Good Friday liturgy as found in the Restored Order of Holy Week of 1955.

As noted in the podcast, sedevacantists are not in agreement with one another whether the Restored Order, promulgated by Pope Pius XII, ought to be used in our day or whether we should revert back to the pre-1955 Holy Week.… READ MORE

A Refutation of Bp. Athanasius Schneider’s Defense of the SSPX

Novus Ordo auxiliary bishop Athanasius Schneider in 2022
(image: Copyright 2022, KNA GmbH, www.kna.de, All Rights Reserved)

This post was updated after it was first published to correct an error in a translation from the original German.

In a recent interview given to the German Certamen association, Bishop Athanasius Schneider, auxiliary of the diocese of Maria Santissima in Astana, Kazakhstan, answers questions regarding his position on the tensions between ‘Pope’ Leo XIV and the Lefebvrist Society of St. Pius X (SSPX or FSSPX).

The SSPX has announced episcopal consecrations for July 1, which will merit their bishops a decree of excommunication from Rome because they are acting independently and without the canonically required ‘papal mandate’ from Leo XIV.… READ MORE

Leo XIV Prays for ‘Fruitful Service’ of Female Archbishop of Canterbury

Both fake: Chicago Bob as ‘Pope Leo XIV’ and Canterbury Sally as ‘Archbishop of Canterbury’
(images: ZUMA Press/Kevin Bennett via Alamy)

On Jan. 28, 2026, Dame Sarah Elisabeth Mullally (b. 1962) was elected to succeed Justin Welby as the 106th Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury.

‘Her Grace’ was officially installed in Canterbury Cathedral on Mar. 25, 2026. It was an installation/enthronement only because her ‘ordination’, which made her a bishop according to Anglican theology, had already taken place on July 22, 2015, for her first post as ‘Bishop’ of Crediton.… READ MORE

Now in English: Catechism of Timely Truths Opposed to Contemporary Errors by Bp. Antônio de Castro Mayer

On Jan. 3, 1949, Bishop Antonio de Castro Mayer (1904-1991) became the local ordinary of the diocese of Campos, Brazil. He had been appointed coadjutor by Pope Pius XII ten months earlier.

In 1953, His Excellency issued two important documents in his diocese, one entitled ‘Pastoral Letter on the Problems of the Modern Apostolate’, the other ‘Catechism of Timely Truths Opposed to Contemporary Errors’. Although they have been available in Portuguese and French for a long time, it is only now that they are finally available in English, under one cover — including also a set of specific guidelines Bp.… READ MORE