The moment Pope Leo XIV stepped onto the balcony and invoked Mary, the stage was set—not for faith, but for false reverence. His lips moved, the Ave Maria rang out, and millions cheered. But heaven did not.
“The children gather wood, the fathers kindle fire, and the women knead dough, to make cakes for the Queen of Heaven. And they pour out drink offerings to other gods, that they may provoke Me to anger.”
—Jeremiah 7:18
The Catholic Church has long venerated Mary beyond her biblical role, elevating her to titles she never asked for: Co-Redemptrix, Mediatrix of All Graces, Queen of Heaven. These are not honors—they are usurpations. Jesus Christ is the only mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5). The moment anyone—even a pope—begins to point the world to another name, they point people away from the cross.
“Hail Mary, full of grace…”
They pray it endlessly.
But they do not pray, “Lord Jesus, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
At Leo XIV’s first appearance, he didn’t just honor Mary—he entrusted his papacy to her. Not to Christ. Not to the Father. Not to the Spirit. But to a motherly figure repurposed into a deity.
This is not a harmless tradition. This is Mystery Babylon dressed in white robes.
And it’s no accident that his speech was on the Feast of Our Lady of Pompeii—a Marian feast linked to plenary indulgences, prayer petitions, and the Rosary’s promises of spiritual protection. The timing was chosen to align the emotions of the faithful with a false covering. The world looked up—not to the heavens—but to a man praising a woman who cannot save.
“They will say to the mountains, ‘Fall on us!’ and to the hills, ‘Cover us!’”
—Luke 23:30
Mary was a blessed servant of God. She bore the Savior. She obeyed. She submitted. And if she stood on that balcony today, she would fall on her face and cry, “Do not worship me! My soul magnifies the Lord!” (Luke 1:46).
But Leo XIV will continue to lift her up.
He will lead the world to adore her.
And soon, through her image and “intercession,” he will prepare hearts for the Beast himself—the one Mary would weep to see her name used for.
The Queen of Heaven has no throne.
The true King already sits on it.
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