I am the Lord thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me.” Exodus 20:2-3
On May 11, we published a groundbreaking report profiling the main participating organizations of the Vatican’s fifth World Meeting of Popular Movements (WMPM), held in October 2025 in Rome. The fully documented 144-page report proved these groups to be Marxist in belief, some having ties to guerrilla violence. In addition to this, many of the participants are also vocally pro-abortion and promote homosexual and transgender ideologies.
In the report we briefly mentioned a disturbing gift given by one of the leading organizations, Movimento dos Trabalhadores Sem Terra (MST), to Pope Leo XIV (pictured left), namely a tapestry depicting a pagan deity named Ossanha. We also noted that the head of CENARAB (pictured right), which also participated in the meeting, is a 35 year practitioner of a demonic cult called Candomble.
This prompted a follow up investigation, which led to the discovery that four of the twelve organizations we profiled in the original report are either explicitly pagan in belief or perform pagan rituals as part of their organizational activities.
As the stated goal of the WMPM is to build bridges with these popular movements, “accompany” them, and incorporate these organizations “at the periphery” into the life of the Church, this cannot be dismissed as an ecumenical case of working alongside peoples of a false religion for a common cause. We were originally horrified to see that the Vatican has chosen to cooperate with hardened Marxist organizations to effect social change. But now, we can see that the situation as far worse as the poor and downtrodden Catholic faithful being introduced to the wolves of communism are also being delivered into the arms of demons due to a revolutionary resurgence of neo-paganism.
Again, we are NOT stating that Pope Leo XIV was aware of the nature of these organizations or aware that the gift he received pictured above is a pagan deity. We are also NOT accusing Pope Leo of any wrongdoing either directly or by implication.
This report will contain descriptions and images of pagan rituals and practices that some may find disturbing. We do not want to sensationalize this material, and our goal is not to create scandal, but to document facts as reported by primary sources so those in authority can safeguard the faithful.
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