Speeches – Page 15 – Antipope John XXIII

A solemn portrait of John XXIII delivering the 1959 secret consistory allocution to assembled cardinals in the Vatican's apostolic palace.

Allocutio Ioannis XXIII (1959.12.14): Blueprint of the Conciliar Revolution

amdg / 2025-11-08

Vatican portal presents the 14 December 1959 secret consistory allocution of John XXIII, spoken before the assembled cardinals, in which he rehearses his first year on the usurped throne, exalts mass pilgrimages and sentimental devotions, laments worldly misfortunes, hints at social-economic redistribution, complains of restrictions on religious liberty (especially in China), and, above all, solemnly announces the Roman diocesan synod and the future so‑called “ecumenical council,” while creating eight new members of the conciliar college, notably Augustin Bea, one of the chief future architects of the ecumenical and interreligious revolution.

Antipope John XXIII delivering an allocution to German clergy at the Teutonic College in Rome, 1959.

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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Teutonicum Collegium (1959.10.11) as Manifest Program of the Neo-Church

amdg / 2025-11-08

The cited article reports a Latin allocution of antipope John XXIII (11 October 1959), addressed to past and present alumni of the Teutonic College of Santa Maria dell’Anima in Rome, on the centenary of its juridical re-foundation by Pius IX. John XXIII flatters the assembled German-speaking hierarchy and clergy, praises the fruits of the college for Church and civil society, exhorts continuity with its traditions, and imparts his “Apostolic Blessing” as a pledge of divine favour. Behind the ornate courtesies and historical references stands a self-legitimating manifesto of the coming conciliar revolution, cloaked in sentimental rhetoric and severed from the integral Catholic doctrine it pretends to honour.

John XXIII addressing seminarians at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, 1959

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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII in Pontificio Collegio Foederatarum Americae (1959.10.11)

amdg / 2025-11-08

The commented article presents the Latin allocution of John XXIII (11 October 1959) at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, on the centenary of its foundation, together with his concluding remarks in English. John XXIII extols the history of the College, praises the American hierarchy, clergy, and laity, emphasizes their charitable works and institutional growth, and highlights the College’s role in forming priests “imbued with Roman spirit.” He frames these developments as fruits of divine providence, links them to Marian devotion, and concludes with paternal assurances of affection, an Apostolic Benediction, and a joyful update on the cause of Elizabeth Seton. The entire discourse appears benign and “pious”, yet in reality it reveals and consolidates the orientation that will soon blossom into the conciliar revolution: a saccharine naturalism, ecclesiastical self-congratulation, and preparation of a clergy adapted to progress and Americanism rather than to the full, socially kingship-focused reign of Christ the King.

Pope John XXIII addressing Benedictine abbots and monks at the Anselmianum monastery in 1959

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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Ordinem Benedictinum (1959.09.25)

amdg / 2025-11-08

On 25 September 1959, in the Anselmianum monastery on the Aventine Hill, John XXIII delivered a Latin allocution to assembled Benedictine abbots, superiors, and monks from around the world. He:
– Praises the historical merits of the Benedictine Order in evangelizing and civilizing Europe.
– Emphasizes the motto “ora et labora”, highlighting liturgical prayer (Divine Office, psalmody, nocturnal prayer) as the heart of monastic life.
– Commends Benedictine contributions in sacred learning, youth formation, parish ministry, and missions, including among those separated from the Apostolic See.
– Exhorts to unity, fidelity to the Holy Rule, and, crucially, openness to “new technical inventions,” contemporary experiences, and “new apostolic undertakings” adapted to modern circumstances.
– Confers his “apostolic blessing” upon their persons, works, and structures.

Behind this apparently devout exhortation stands the programmatic subordination of Benedictine contemplative life and Catholic tradition to the aggiornamento project that would soon explode at Vatican II, dissolving monastic, liturgical, and doctrinal stability into experimental modernist activism.