8.68. How can you say the Vatican II Church is false? It still has sacraments, bishops, and the Mass!
Many “Catholics” are scandalized by the fruits of Vatican II, yet still cling to the idea that the “Church” is simply “going through a rough time.” But in truth, Vatican II created a new religion—one that looks Catholic on the outside, but internally resembles Protestant sects, especially Anglicanism. Like the Anglican Church, the Vatican II sect has valid-looking ceremonies, high-sounding titles, and talk of unity—but in practice it promotes doctrinal ambiguity, moral relativism, ecumenism, and liturgical rupture.
Below is a comparison between true Catholicism, Vatican II religion, and Anglican Protestantism. The parallels are unmistakable.
| Category | True Catholic Church | Vatican II “Catholic” Church | Anglican Protestantism |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctrinal Certainty | Dogmas infallibly defined and unchangeable | Doctrine is “developing,” “pastoral,” and open to reinterpretation | Doctrinal diversity tolerated; unity in ambiguity |
| Mass / Liturgy | Traditional Latin Mass centered on sacrifice and adoration | Novus Ordo: meal-like, community-focused, options galore | Liturgical diversity, from “high” to “low” Mass; focus on community |
| Authority | Papacy with full, supreme, divine authority (Vatican I) | Collegial, synodal, listening Church; papacy often sidelined | Synod-led hierarchy; no clear universal teaching authority |
| Salvation | Only in the Catholic Church (EENS) | False religions have “means of salvation” (*Lumen Gentium* §16) | Salvation through faith in Christ, regardless of denomination |
| Evangelization | Mission to convert all to the Catholic Faith | Dialogue and “mutual enrichment” with other religions | Interfaith dialogue; minimal call to convert |
| View of Protestantism | Heretical sects outside the Church | “Separated brethren” with partial communion | Accepts denominationalism as legitimate diversity |
| View of the Jews | Must convert to Christ and His Church | Jews still in covenant with God (*Nostra Aetate* §4) | Judaism affirmed as valid religious tradition |
| Marriage & Morality | Indissoluble, objective morality based on natural and divine law | “Accompaniment,” situational ethics, tolerance of immorality | Blessings for same-sex couples, female clergy, divorce accepted |
| Ecumenical Outlook | Unity through return to the true Church | Unity through shared values, not shared truth | Unity in diversity; doctrinal differences secondary |
| Fruits | Martyrs, saints, conversions, vocations, clarity | Apostasy, confusion, collapsing faith and vocations | Empty churches, moral confusion, denominational drift |
Summary:
The Vatican II religion is not Catholic. It looks Catholic, sounds Catholic—but at its core it has become Protestant in theology, spirit, and practice. Its resemblance to Anglicanism is not superficial—it is structural, doctrinal, and moral.
Like Anglicanism, it:
Permits doctrinal diversity,
Promotes false unity without truth,
Reduces the liturgy to a symbolic communal meal,
Abandons the mission to convert souls,
And tolerates (or blesses) moral corruption.
This is not a crisis of discipline. It is a different religion.
As Pope Leo XIII declared:
“If a man does not hold fast to this unity of faith, he is not a member of the Church at all.”
The solution is not to “fix” Vatican II. It is to reject it, along with the counterfeit hierarchy it produced, and to adhere to the true Catholic Church, even if that means being part of a persecuted remnant.