By: Carlos Waite
Founder of the Men’s Rosary, Peru
When a cardinal of the Church, like Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio, advises the faithful not to vote for a Catholic and instead to give their vote to a communist, we are not facing a minor slip, but an act of betrayal of the received mission and a public scandal that wounds the Body of Christ. He who should confirm in the faith becomes a sower of confusion and accomplice to an ideology condemned time and again by the Church.
The doctrine is clear: Pius XI in Divini Redemptoris denounced atheistic communism as “intrinsically perverse.” Saint John Paul II in Centesimus Annus unmasked it as a destroyer of freedom and human dignity. The Catechism (n. 2425) teaches that the Church outright rejects totalitarian ideologies linked to communism. No one can change this. Therefore, a cardinal who promotes the communist vote directly opposes the perennial Magisterium.
The Code of Canon Law (c. 212 §3) reminds us that the faithful have not only the right, but the duty to express their disagreement when the good of the Church is at stake. Before a cardinal who betrays, silence would be complicity. Obedience does not oblige us to follow error: true obedience is directed toward the truth of Christ.
He who, clothed in purple, dares to recommend communism from his ministry, wounds the little ones, weakens the faith, and commits scandal. Christ himself warned: “Woe to the one who causes one of these little ones to stumble! It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea” (Mt 18,6). It cannot be softened: it is a most grave sin against the faith and against the people of God.
What is the duty of the faithful?
- Denounce firmly that the cardinal’s voice does not represent the teaching of the Church.
- Reject in conscience any invitation to support anti-Christian ideologies.
- Publicly defend the faith and remind that our obedience is to Christ and to authentic doctrine, not to men who betray.
- Pray and make reparation for the damage caused, but without yielding in the truth.
Today it is not enough to resist inwardly. The Church needs clarity. A cardinal who becomes a propagandist for communism no longer exercises his mission as a witness to the faith. For this reason, we ask that he be publicly corrected and, if he persists in his error, removed from his position to protect the faithful. Ecclesial discipline is not vengeance, but defense of the flock against the wolf that, disguised as a shepherd, devours it.
Saint Paul was categorical: “If anyone preaches to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed” (Gal 1,9). That anathema reaches anyone, even a cardinal. The faithful must not obey him, but resist him in the name of Christ.
In conclusion: a cardinal who invites voting for a communist becomes an enemy of the faith he swore to defend. We cannot remain silent or submit to his deception. It is the duty of faithful pastors and the laity themselves to demand his immediate correction and, if he does not retract, his removal. Because the Church does not belong to men, but to Christ, and his Bride cannot be prostituted by condemned ideologies. In the face of betrayal, the duty of the faithful is to stand firm, proclaim the truth, and demand cleansing in the House of God.
@rmonzonk Cardenal Carlos Castillo se refiere a la campaña presidencial de 2026. En su homilía, pidió votar por el mejor, más allá de si es católico o de otra religión. La iglesia, añadió, no tendrá candidato. #iglesia #carloscastillo #elecciones2026