Speeches – Page 3 – Antipope John XXIII

John XXIII blessing Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, 1961. Traditional Catholic ambiance with academic and medical personnel.

Allocutio Ioannis XXIII ad Romanam Domum Cattolicae Studiorum Universitatis (1961.11.05)

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John XXIII, in this allocution of 5 November 1961, ceremonially blesses and inaugurates the Roman house of the “Catholic University of the Sacred Heart” as an academic center for medical studies, evokes Pius XI and Pius XII as patrons of this enterprise, praises the work of Augustinus Gemelli, and invokes the Virgin Mary as “Seat of Wisdom” and “Health of the sick” over this institution. The entire text is a courteous panegyric to a modern academic-medical project, a rhetorical homage to “scientific progress” baptized with pious formulas, without one word about the primacy of the Most Holy Sacrifice, the necessity of the state of grace, the danger of naturalism in medicine, or the social Kingship of Christ: it is therefore a small but crystalline manifestation of the conciliar revolution’s spirit, cloaked in Catholic phrases yet detached from integral doctrine.

John XXIII addressing Vatican II preparatory commission with solemn intensity.

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Beatissimi Patris Spes et Vota (1961.11.07)

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The allocution “Beatissimi Patris Spes et Vota” of 7 November 1961 is an address by John XXIII to the Central Commission preparing the so-called Second Vatican Council. It praises the preparatory work, exalts worldwide expectations (including those “separated from the Church” and even non-baptized), frames the Council as an answer to contemporary aspirations for peace, human dignity, dialogue, and cooperation among nations, and presents the conciliar project as a hopeful response to global “anxieties” through institutional planning and a renewed engagement with the modern world. In reality, this speech is the serene manifesto of an already operative revolution: a naturalistic, anthropocentric, and ecumenical program preparing the demolition of the visible structures of the Church in the name of worldly optimism, thereby opposing the constant teaching of the true Catholic Church before 1958.

A reverent depiction of John XXIII's 1961 allocution for the Second Vatican Council, highlighting the deceptive rhetoric and revolutionary agenda behind the conciliar project.

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Allocutio Ioannis XXIII (1961.11.17)

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John XXIII’s allocution closes the work of the Central Preparatory Commission for the so‑called “Second Vatican Council,” congratulating the members for their efforts, praising the harmony with the press, insisting on a controlled “discipline of silence,” and clothing the entire revolutionary project in a rhetoric of joy, confidence, and ecclesial song, as if the conciliar enterprise were a pure work of the Holy Ghost guaranteeing “prosperous and happy” results. The whole speech is a polished prelude to catastrophe: a sentimental hymn to a council that would enthrone Modernist principles under the deceptive cadence of pious commonplaces.

John XXIII addressing the Polyglot Academy in Rome, surrounded by seminarians and ecclesiastical dignitaries in a solemn setting.

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Allocutio ad Academiam Polyglottam (1960.01.05)

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Before us stands a Latin allocution of John XXIII to the Polyglot Academy of the Sacred Congregation of Propaganda Fide (5 January 1960), in which he recalls his Roman seminary days, evokes sentimental memories of missionary fervour, praises the formation offered in Rome as the “head and summit” of Catholic life, and exhorts future clergy to bring the Gospel to the nations with zeal, concluding with acknowledgements and a blessing. Beneath the pious phraseology and rhetorical warmth, this text already manifests the seeds of a horizontal, sentimental, and institutional self-celebration that prepares, excuses, and ornaments the coming demolition of the integral Catholic faith.

Interior of the Lateran Basilica during Ioannes XXIII's 1960 allocution to the Roman Synod, depicting a solemn atmosphere with bishops and clergy listening to his speech.

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Ioannes XXIII (1960.01.24)

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The allocution of Ioannes XXIII at the solemn opening of the Roman Synod in the Lateran Basilica (24 January 1960) presents itself as a pious, historical-theological meditation: he recalls the Council of Jerusalem, surveys the history of ecumenical councils from Nicaea to Vatican I, explains the nature of diocesan synods, and solemnly inaugurates the Roman Synod as a preparatory and exemplary act in view of the announced “ecumenical council.” The entire discourse culminates in an apparent call to holiness, obedience, and prayer to the Holy Ghost for a fruitful synodal renewal of clergy and faithful in Rome.

Already in this introductory allocution, however, the essential infection of the conciliar revolution is visible: under the cover of continuity and tradition, Ioannes XXIII outlines a program that relativizes immutable discipline, instrumentalizes history, and prepares a pseudo-council whose spirit and fruits stand in direct rupture with integral Catholic doctrine before 1958.

A traditional Catholic priest in prayer before an altar in St. Peter's Basilica during the Roman Synod session.

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Romanae Synodi Sessiones Allocutio (1960.01.25)

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In this allocution at the opening session of the Roman Synod (25 January 1960), John XXIII addresses Roman clergy, invoking Saints Peter and Paul, exalting the sacredness of the priestly office, urging personal holiness, Eucharistic piety, attachment to the Roman Catechism, love of the liturgy, and fidelity to pastoral duties. The text appears outwardly pious and traditional, yet it functions as a carefully staged liturgical and rhetorical screen preparing the conciliar revolution, instrumentalizing orthodox vocabulary to anesthetize discernment and secure obedience to an already planned subversion of the priesthood and of the Sacrifice.

A traditional Catholic priest in 1960s attire stands solemnly in a dimly lit chapel holding Ioannes XXIII's allocution on priestly virtues.

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Ioannes XXIII: Virtutes Dignitati Sacerdotum Necessariae (1960.01.26)

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Ioannes Roncalli, already acting as architect of the conciliar revolution, uses this allocution to the Roman Synod (1960) to outline an ideal of priestly “virtue” centered on external decorum, continuous study, sentimental “kindness,” moderated speech, and disciplined celibacy, framed by appeals to Trent, Scripture, and ascetical authors, and presented as a spiritual program for clergy on the eve of his planned council. Behind the pious citations stands a project that subtly replaces supernatural, sacrificial, and hierarchical priesthood with a humanistic, psychologized, and depowered functionary: a preparatory catechism for the conciliar sect’s counterfeit clergy.

Ioannes XXIII addressing Roman clergy in a solemn basilica during the 1960 synod, emphasizing traditional Catholic priestly duties.

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IOANNES XXIII ROMANAE SYNODI SESSIONES (1960.01.27)

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Ioannes Roncalli’s allocution of 27 January 1960 to the Roman clergy during the so‑called diocesan synod exhorts priests to holiness, pastoral zeal, sacrificial charity, and fidelity to their duties; he unfolds the image of Christ as the Good Shepherd and “door of the sheep,” reflects on priestly identity, praises administrative and curial service as authentic apostolate, and invokes patristic models like St Gregory the Great and the Curé of Ars to inspire a renewed pastoral consciousness in Rome, especially in view of broader ecclesial tasks.

John XXIII addressing seminarians in the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome, 1960, illustrating the deceptive piety and doctrinal shift leading to the conciliar revolution.

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IOANNES XXIII Allocutio (1960.01.28)

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In this allocution of 28 January 1960, delivered in the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome, John XXIII addresses seminarians of the Roman diocese and those studying in Rome, using the occasion of the Roman Synod to exhort them to priestly virtue, detachment from the world, love of Sacred Scripture, and fidelity to prayer. He develops three key exhortations drawn from biblical imagery—“Digne ambulate”, “Accipite librum et devorate illum”, “Psallite sapienter et frequenter”—presented in a warm, paternal, and apparently pious tone, proposing an ideal of the clergy as selected, purified, studious, and prayerful servants of the Church and humanity. Yet precisely in this smooth, edifying rhetoric lies the poison: a subtle displacement of the supernatural, a preparation of souls for the conciliar revolution, and an appropriation of Catholic vocabulary to inaugurate an anti-Church oriented toward a new humanistic order.

Reverent depiction of Giovanni Roncalli (John XXIII) addressing clergy and laity during the closing of the first diocesan synod of Rome in 1960, inside a majestic Roman basilica.

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IOANNES XXIII Romanae Dioecesis Prima Synodus (1960.01.31)

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In this allocution, Giovanni Roncalli (John XXIII) celebrates the closing of the first diocesan synod of Rome (1960), exults over its “synodal constitutions,” praises the Roman clergy and people, presents the synod as a manifestation of spiritual vigor, and directly links it to his plan for a new ecumenical council, the future Vatican II. He frames the synod as a providential, joyful event, stresses pastoral adaptation to “present and future needs,” invokes faith, hope, and charity, and concludes by proposing a devotional focus on the Name, Heart, and Blood of Christ and Marian titles, enveloping everything in enthusiastic optimism about aggiornamento and ecclesial renewal. In reality, this speech is the programmatic self-revelation of the coming conciliar revolution: a pious-sounding theological displacement that prepares and justifies the construction of the conciliar sect and the eclipse of the Catholic Church’s public confession of Christ the King.