Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has declared that mass migration into the West is a deliberate project, not a spontaneous phenomenon. Pope Leo XIV has publicly supported open borders and mass migration. The two positions could not be more stark. Frank Wright examines a defining point of conflict between traditional Catholic teaching and the Vatican’s current approach.

Viganò warns that both migrants and destination countries suffer under an organized system driven by governments, NGOs, and trafficking networks. Pope Leo’s actions, including walking a pregnant migrant through a symbolic gate at Lampedusa, signal a Vatican that has embraced the ideology of open borders.

Frank Wright argues that Viganò’s warnings reflect the Church’s traditional teaching on nations, Christian civilization, and the common good. The Vatican, by contrast, appears to have endorsed contemporary political ideology over Catholic doctrine. The battle is not over policy; it is over the Church’s identity. Is the Church a defender of Christian civilization or an agent of its dissolution? The answer will determine the future of the West and the soul of the Church.

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