NUNTIATORIA

Nuntiatoria LXVI: Veritatem Praedicare

Veritatem Praedicare — “To Preach the Truth” — expresses the core mission of Nuntiatoria 10.08.25: a bold, unapologetic proclamation of the Catholic faith in its fullness amid a world darkened by error and compromise. It recalls the apostolic mandate to “preach the word in season and out of season” (2 Tim 4:2), affirming that truth is not only to be defended but declared.

Carissimi, Beloved in Christ,

The times in which we labour are not merely turbulent—they are revelatory. They strip away illusions and compel every soul, every institution, and every nation to decide: will we serve the Lord, or will we fall prostrate before the idols of the age?

It is in this spirit that I write to you, reflecting on the recent contents of Nuntiatoria 10.08.25, which has not only chronicled but confronted our present crisis. The editorial decisions taken over this period were neither casual nor reactive. They form a coherent testimony: that fidelity to Christ and His Church must involve clear speech, hard truth, and the spiritual courage to stand where others retreat.

The Collapse of Truth in the Public Square
Several articles in this issue have laid bare the consequences of a civilisation that no longer believes in truth. We have seen, with sorrow and clarity, the erosion of free speech in the United Kingdom under the guise of “safety”—a euphemism for ideological control. The Online Safety Act and the Labour government’s attempts to criminalise so-called “conversion therapy” are not isolated phenomena. They are symptoms of a deeper disease: the State’s rejection of objective moral order.

But as Nuntiatoria has rightly insisted, the Church cannot yield to the culture’s new dogmas. Where speech is forbidden, truth must become witness. Where belief is silenced, martyrdom may once more be our portion.

The Crisis Within the Church
This issue has also confronted painful realities within the household of faith. The coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s alleged mishandling of abuse cases in Peru, and his silence in the face of attacks on churches in Syria and Gaza, was not sensationalist. It was necessary.

We must not mistake charity for complicity. The Church’s credibility is not preserved by suppressing the truth, but by cleansing her inner courts. The editorial position taken here is consonant with the example of the prophets and the spirit of St Paul, who rebuked even Peter “to his face, because he stood condemned” (Gal 2:11).

If the Vicar of Christ is to be respected, it must be for his fidelity to Christ. And if he falters, the faithful have a duty—not of rebellion—but of filial correction, offered with gravity, clarity, and sorrow.

The Betrayal of Children and the War on Innocence
One of the defining themes of Nuntiatoria 10.08.25 has been the plight of children. The refusal of the UN to deliver aid to starving families in Gaza, the push for “affirming care” in defiance of the Cass Review in Ireland, and the promotion of gender ideology in UK schools are not separate news items. They are part of the same spiritual war.

In every age, Satan seeks the blood of the innocent. Today, he cloaks himself in the language of health, rights, and compassion. But his goal remains the same: to deface the image of God in the child, to sever the bond of natural family, and to make sterile a generation meant for fruitfulness.

Nuntiatoria has shown how the Church must respond—not with timidity or public relations spin, but with clarity of doctrine, sacrificial love, and protective zeal. The Faith must no longer be content to “dialogue” with darkness. It must proclaim the light.

Liturgy, Identity, and the Restoration of Order
In these pages we have also found reason to hope. The reflections on the Tridentine feasts—St Laurence, the Assumption, St John Vianney—remind us that the Church is never truly conquered. So long as the sacrifice of the Mass is offered in the traditional rites, so long as saints are venerated, so long as the priest lives not for popularity but for holiness, the light of Christ endures.

We see signs of a revival—not the shallow revival of slogans and political optimism, but the deeper stirrings of a people returning to the old paths, the proven faith, the Catholicism that does not bend with the times. The calls from Cardinal Koch to restore the Latin Mass are not yet victories—but they are signs that even within the Vatican, the voice of Tradition is not entirely silenced.

The Pastoral Reflections of this issue—particularly those on martyrdom, liturgical beauty, and Christian social renewal—point to the only way forward: through penance, fidelity, and the rediscovery of God’s law as the path to human flourishing.

Conclusion: A Church Militant or a Church Irrelevant
Nuntiatoria 10.08.25 does not flatter. It exposes. It calls to repentance. It summons us to fight—not with the weapons of this world, but with the courage of truth and the shield of faith. In doing so, it fulfils a sacred duty: to be watchmen on the walls (cf. Ezek 33:7), crying out not when it is convenient, but when it is most needed.

To those who seek a comfortable religion, a worldly Church, a silent sanctuary—this issue has been an unwelcome trumpet blast. But to the faithful remnant, to those who hunger for righteousness, it has been a clarion call. We are not called to blend in. We are called to stand out.

May Christ the King reign in our hearts, our families, our communities, and—by grace—in our nations once more.

With my Apostolic blessing, and in the Sacred Heart of Jesus,

HE ✠Jerome OSJV, Titular Archbishop of Selsey