November 2025 – Page 53 – Antipope John XXIII

A traditional Catholic image depicting the letter exchange between John XXIII and Cardinal Eugène Tisserant in 1961.

Hoc mense (1961.06.15)

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Venerable Brother, health and Apostolic Blessing.

In this brief Latin letter dated June 15, 1961, John XXIII congratulates Eugène Tisserant on the fiftieth anniversary of his promotion to the cardinalate (bestowed by Pius XI). The text praises Tisserant’s erudition, his work in the Vatican Library, his role connected with the Oriental Church, his diocesan titles, and his admission to the Académie Française. It culminates in courteous wishes for perseverance in “sincere faith,” wisdom, and further merits, sealed with an “Apostolic Blessing.”

Behind this polished façade of curial compliment lies a distilled expression of the neo-church’s humanist, academicist, and ecumenical self-idolatry, in which the supernatural mission of the Church is silently displaced by the cult of culture, diplomacy, and institutional self-congratulation.

A reverent scholarly scene in the Vatican Library with a Catholic scholar surrounded by ancient manuscripts.

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Quinque implenti (1961.06.12)

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In this short Latin letter, John XXIII congratulates Benedictine abbot Anselmo Albareda on twenty-five years as Prefect of the Vatican Library. He praises Albareda’s diligence, the expansion and adornment of the collection, the publication of scholarly volumes, and the intellectual oasis the Library offers “far from the noisy and seductive world,” concluding with an exhortation to continue this work in Benedictine spirit, crowned by an “Apostolic Blessing.” The text appears harmlessly pious and cultural, yet it is a refined emblem of the conciliar mentality: the reduction of the Church’s universal mission to a cultured humanism under the signature of a man who had already inaugurated the subversion of Catholic Tradition.

Archbishop Josef Beran praying in a dimly lit church surrounded by suffering faithful under communist oppression.

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Tuus quinquagesimus (1961.05.30)

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The document is a Latin letter in which John XXIII addresses Josef Beran, Archbishop of Prague, on the fiftieth anniversary of his priestly ordination. It recalls Beran’s academic and pastoral merits, laments his enforced isolation by the communist regime, enumerates persecutions in Czechoslovakia (suppression of religious orders, censorship, atheistic propaganda, imprisonment and exile of clergy), invokes Gospel beatitudes for the persecuted, calls upon local saints as intercessors, and imparts an “Apostolic Blessing” to Beran, the clergy, faithful of Prague, and all Czechoslovakia. The entire piece cloaks itself in pious consolation while carefully avoiding any concrete condemnation, canonical action, or assertion of the objective rights of Christ the King and His Church against an openly anti-Christian, Masonic-communist tyranny—thus perfectly illustrating the soft modernist strategy of rhetorical empathy without dogmatic combat, a counterfeit “pastoral” pose that anesthetizes resistance instead of defending the persecuted flock.

A reverent depiction of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila during its 350th anniversary celebration, highlighting the contrast between its historical role in preserving Catholic orthodoxy and its future as an incubator of conciliar apostasy.

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In extremis (1961.04.06)

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The Latin letter “In extremis,” dated 6 April 1961 and signed by John XXIII, is an adulatory message to the rector of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, celebrating the university’s 350th anniversary. It praises its historical services to Church and society, emphasizes its role in preserving “orthodox faith,” exalts its collaboration with civil authorities and episcopal hierarchies, invokes previous papal commendations, and imparts an “apostolic blessing” upon faculty, students, benefactors, and public officials.

A reverent depiction of the 1961 catechetical convention in Dallas, Texas, with Cardinal Amleto Cicognani as papal legate, surrounded by bishops and catechists in a grand cathedral setting.

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Admodum gratum (1961.03.20)

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In this brief Latin letter dated March 20, 1961, John XXIII appoints Cardinal Amleto Cicognani as his legate to preside, in his name and authority, over a catechetical convention in Dallas (Texas) for bishops and catechists from North America and Latin America. He praises the importance of catechesis, speaks of the honor of teaching Christian doctrine, exhorts catechists to diligence, joy and zeal, urges confidence not in “persuasive words of human wisdom” but in the power of God’s word, quotes St Augustine on the true heavenly Teacher, and imparts his “apostolic blessing” to the legate and participants. From the perspective of integral Catholic faith, this apparently pious note is a calculated piece of conciliar stagecraft: a soft-focus, sentimental invocation of catechesis weaponized to prepare the demolition of true doctrine in the Americas under the authority of an usurper.

Patriarch Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira receiving Admodum gavisi letter in a traditional Catholic setting with Christ the King monument in Lisbon

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Admodum gavisi (1961.03.08)

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In this Latin letter dated March 8, 1961, John XXIII addresses Manuel Gonçalves Cerejeira, Patriarch of Lisbon, on the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination. He heaps praise on his loyalty to the Apostolic See, his governance of the patriarchate, his promotion of liturgy, seminaries, and Catholic Action, and recalls with special satisfaction the monument to Christ the King in Lisbon and the national consecration of Portugal to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. As a “gift,” he grants the patriarch the faculty to impart, in his name, a plenary indulgence on an appointed day to the faithful present, and concludes with his “apostolic blessing.”

A reverent portrait of St. Patrick with Irish monks, symbolizing the faithfulness and missionary spirit of Ireland's Catholic heritage.

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Hibernorum Apostoli (1961.02.18)

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The letter issued in 1961 by the usurper John XXIII to Cardinal John D’Alton on the 15th centenary of the death of St Patrick offers praise for Ireland’s Catholic heritage, exalts St Patrick as apostle of the nation, recalls the fidelity and missionary fecundity of the Irish, highlights saints such as Columba, Columbanus, Malachy, Laurence O’Toole and the martyrs, and urges continued unity with Rome and support for the Irish College. Beneath its devout vocabulary, however, this text functions as a pious anesthetic: a calculated misuse of Ireland’s supernatural patrimony to legitimize an already advancing conciliar revolution that will dissolve precisely the faith and kingship of Christ which St Patrick preached.

A reverent portrait of Archbishop Jaime de Barros Câmara in a Brazilian cathedral, symbolizing the false piety and doctrinal emptiness of conciliar flattery.

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Haud minus paterni animi votis (1961.01.09)

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In this short Latin letter dated 9 January 1961, John XXIII sends congratulatory wishes to Jaime de Barros Câmara on the 25th anniversary of his episcopal consecration. He praises his activities in various dioceses of Brazil, his role for Eastern-rite faithful, his position as Military Ordinary and president of the Brazilian episcopal conference, highlights the 1955 International Eucharistic Congress in Rio de Janeiro, commends his initiatives for schools, and grants him the faculty to impart, in the name of the “pope,” a blessing with plenary indulgence on a chosen day.

Solemn portrait of Cardinal Ignatius Gabriel Tappouni receiving a chirograph from a figure resembling John XXIII in a traditional Catholic setting.

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A A A LA IOANNES PP. XXIII CHIROGRAPHUM… (1960.12.16)

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In this brief Latin note, John XXIII sends cordial congratulations and an “Apostolic Blessing” to Ignatius Gabriel Tappouni, Syrian Patriarch of Antioch, on the fiftieth anniversary (“quinque lustra”) of his being created cardinal, praising his merits, fidelity to the Roman See, and pastoral service, and invoking divine grace upon him and his flock.

John XXIII and Cardinal Marcello Mimmi at a Marian Congress in Buenos Aires, 1960, emphasizing pacifism over Christ the King's sovereignty.

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Libenter mox (1960.10.21)

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This Latin letter of John XXIII, dated 21 October 1960 and addressed to Cardinal Marcello Mimmi as his legate to a Marian Congress in Buenos Aires, offers praise for the planned gathering, extols Marian devotion, and develops a programmatic discourse on “peace,” “social justice,” and “progress” to be fostered under Mary’s patronage, especially in the context of the “social question” in Latin America. Beneath its pious veneer, it instrumentalizes Marian language in order to promote an irenic, naturalistic, and politically adaptable religion in which Christ’s kingship, the Church’s exclusive salvific claims, and the condemnation of liberal and masonic errors are methodically muted, displaced, and prepared for dissolution.