DEAR GOD, The Great Abdication — How DEI Ideology Drove Rome and Canterbury Into the Void

lhpgop
Oct 5
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MATTHEW 7:15 “Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves."

I. The Ideological Substitution

Beginning in the mid-twentieth century, both the Roman Catholic and Anglican communions began replacing revealed doctrine with sociological vocabulary. “Mercy” became a synonym for “inclusion,” “justice” replaced “righteousness,” and “accompaniment” eclipsed conversion. What started as pastoral sensitivity hardened into a new orthodoxy: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

By the 2020s, both hierarchies were publicly aligned with secular movements on climate, gender, and migration. Their leaders framed political participation itself as a moral sacrament. In doing so, they emptied the altar to fill the press conference.

Endnotes (I)

Fiducia Supplicans (Dec 18 2023) §§31–41 — Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Church of England General Synod votes (Feb & July 2023–24).

II. The Historical Descent

Era	Roman Catholic Milestones	Anglican / Episcopal Milestones	Shared Trajectory
1960–70s	Vatican II and Humanae Vitae (1968)introduce “pastoral adaptation.”	1976 General Convention legalizes women’s ordination; inclusive-language prayer book.	Compassion reframed as tolerance.
1980–90s	Annulment expansion; “accompaniment” rhetoric.	“No Outcasts” era — identity replaces creed.	Bureaucratic mercy > moral clarity.
2000–10s	Amoris Laetitia (2016); ecology and migration encyclicals.	2003 Gene Robinson consecration; 2009 ACNA formation.	Inclusion codified; schism begins.
2020–24	Fiducia Supplicans (2023) blessings for same-sex couples.	2023–24 same-sex blessing services approved.	Doctrinal pluralism institutionalized.

Endnotes (II)

See Dicastery text above.
CofE press statements (2023–24).

III. The DEI Engine

Diversity — heterodoxy granted parity with orthodoxy.
Equity — grace as entitlement; hierarchy as injustice.
Inclusion — repentance optional; affirmation proof of love.

IV. The Ritual of Self-Validation

The Pachamama episode (2019) during the Amazon Synod signaled eco-ritual symbolism that scandalized many Catholics.
Anglican Pride Eucharists and gender-neutral liturgies became institutional signaling.
Transcendence yielded to performance.

Endnotes (IV)

Vatican News and Reuters coverage of the Amazon Synod 2019 (“Pachamama statues”).

V. Hypocrisy Unveiled: Moral Grandstanding amid Scandal

1. Sexual-Abuse and Cover-Up Crises

Catholic cases: Boston 2002 to McCarrick 2018 — billions in settlements.
Anglican cases: IICSA Report (2020); John Smyth review.

2. Financial Corruption and Institutional Self-Protection

Banco Ambrosiano (1982) through London Property Trial (2023).
Anglican Commissioners’ portfolio criticisms.

3. Migration and the Politicization of Charity

Catholic Charities USA federal contracts for resettlement.
Episcopal Migration Ministries similar arrangements.

Endnotes (V)

Reuters / AP on abuse settlements.
IICSA Final Report (Oct 2020).
Vatican Tribunal verdict Dec 2023.
U.S. Gov ORR cooperative agreements (2022–25).

VI. Anthropology of Moral Drift: The Church’s Long Ambivalence Toward Sexuality

From its earliest centuries, the Church recognized same-sex desire while judging all non-procreative acts by the same standard: they failed the ends of procreation and fidelity. Celibacy provided a discipline for any vocation.

1. The Post-1960s Reversal

After the sexual revolution, repression was reframed as harm; disclosure became virtue. By the 1990s–2000s, seminaries absorbed DEI logic. Authenticity replaced obedience.

2. The Loss of the Generative Principle

When reproduction ceased to define union, permanence weakened. Commitment became sentimental rather than sacramental. The Church adopted society’s therapeutic logic.

Endnotes (VI)

Catechism §2357–2359 (for historic view of inclination vs act).
Post-Vatican II seminary studies (1980s–2000s).

VII. The Remedies (Unlikely to Be Permitted)

Re-theologize Mercy.
Restore Liturgical Hierarchy.
Defund Ideological Bureaucracy.
Re-establish Discipline.
Re-sacralize Worship.

Endnotes (VII)

For canonical authority see 1983 Code of Canon Law cc. 1321–1330.

VIII. The Vacuum and the Opportunity

1. Orthodox Catholic Advantage

Eastern and Oriental Orthodox Churches remain islands of coherence.

2. Non-Denominational Renewal

Independent churches rebuild on Scripture and local accountability.

Endnotes (VIII)

PEW Research Center, “Orthodox Growth and Conversion Trends” (2023).
Barna Group, “Non-Denominational Attendance Patterns” (2024).

IX. Conclusion

DEI promised renewal through empathy; it produced a managerial Church without faith. Rome and Canterbury still command wealth and microphones, but not conviction. When institutions trade revelation for reputation, God raises new vessels.

“The Church will always rise again — but not necessarily from its palaces.”

Endnotes (IX / Appendix)

UISG News, Pope Leo XIV Raises Hope Conference after Laudato Si’ (Oct 2025).
USCCB News, World Must Come Together to Fight Climate Change (Oct 1 2025).
NCR Online, Laudato Si’ Conference: Catholics Stress Hope and Heart (Oct 2025).
Newsweek, Pope Leo Blessing Ice Sparks Anger Over “Pagan Earth-Worship Ritual” (Oct 2025).

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