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What is the source of the evils afflicting society?

Pope Pius XI gave a direct answer, and that was way back in 1925. Imagine what he would say now.

In this episode, we explore the prophetic parallels between Pope Pius XI’s 1925 encyclical Quas Primas and the warnings of Our Lady of Fatima, delivered just eight years earlier. As Communism spread and Christendom was suffocated, Fatima and Pius XI pointed toward the same heavenly medicine.

The public and political enthronement of Jesus Christ as King of all nations.

After the 1960s, however, that original vision was overhauled, seemingly subtly, but such is the devil’s wiles. “Christ the King” became a vague spiritual metaphor rather than a claim to His real authority over laws, leaders, and civilizations.

Decades later now, we continue trying to treat society’s multiplying symptoms whilst refusing to confront the source. Have we heeded the warnings of prophets past—or grown arrogant inside the chaos that follows whenever nations reject the rule, order, and justice of Christ?

Watch now and consider whether we are living through the very consequences foretold. If you enjoy what you see, particularly if you are Catholic, even more particularly if you are interested in the differences between the modern church and the Church of the Ages, so to speak, feel free to subscribe and support by liking and sharing.

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Originally published in December 2024, shortly after the presidential election. Revised and reproduced in September 2026.