Leo XIV Denies The Council of Trent By Affirming The Joint Declaration With Lutherans On Justification

On Oct. 1, 2026, Antipope Leo XIV met with members of the Lutheran World Federation in the Vatican.  During the meeting he praised the notoriously heretical Vatican-Lutheran Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.

Leo XIV, Address To The Delegation Of The Lutheran World Federation, Oct. 1, 2026: “I am pleased that the Lutheran-Catholic relations have matured both spiritually and theologically over the decades.  The international dialogue, now in its sixth phase, has yielded important insights.  A milestone in the ecumenical journey was certainly the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification.”

The 1999 Vatican-Lutheran Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is a manifestly heretical document.  It teaches that the Lutherans are no longer condemned for denying the Council of Trent and that Trent’s anathemas no longer apply to them.  It asserts that the following Lutheran heresies (among others) are not condemned: justification by faith alone; that humans are incapable of cooperating in their salvation; and that justified persons remain “totally sinners” (Martin Luther’s idea).  Simply put, it’s a denial and an abandonment of the Council of Trent and the true biblical doctrine of justification.  Anyone who approves it is a manifest heretic.  It was affirmed by Antipopes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and now Leo XIV.  We have articles and videos about this heretical agreement, such as: The Vatican II Sect’s Protestant Revolution: The 1999 Joint Declaration With The Lutherans On Justification Exposed In Just A Few Pages.

Taken in isolation, this agreement would be apocalyptic.  Yet the Vatican II Sect is now so heretical that Antipope Leo XIV can make a statement praising this notorious agreement and hardly anyone in the Vatican II Counter Church even bats an eye.  It’s truly a false Church. 

During his meeting with the Lutherans, Antipope Leo XIV also of course prayed with them.  That’s a public mortal sin and a further manifestation of his heterodoxy. 

Leo XIV, Address To The Delegation Of The Lutheran World Federation, Oct. 1, 2026: “Dear brothers and sisters, united in this shared ecumenical and missionary task, I would like to thank you once again for your visit.  Let us renew our commitment to unity by praying together now as the Lord has taught us.”