In 1791, Pope Pius VI confronted a revolution that claimed to liberate man while dismantling the Christian foundations of society. Two years later, that same revolution had murdered the Most Christian King, Louis XVI, and unleashed a violent persecution upon the Church. Pope Pius VI’s response came in the form of Quod Aliquantum (1791) and Quare Lacrymae (1793), in which he exposed not only the political dimension of the rebellion, but its theological revolt against the sovereignty of God. These documents, some scholars argue, including those associated with The Josias, can be regarded as among the earliest Catholic integralist texts. In 2026, these two documents are as terribly relevant as they were more than two centuries ago, because the Revolution did not end with Robespierre or when the guillotine fell for the last time. It survived through its principles, which conquered the modern state and contaminated the Church. To this day, the struggle continues between those who defend the Kingship of Christ and believe the Revolution must ultimately yield to Christendom, and those who, at Vatican II, capitulated by accommodating the Revolution — with disastrous consequences.

Originally published in Integrity Magazine. Read original article

Original Tags: Catholic Social Teaching, Church History, France, French Revolution, Integralism, Pope Pius VI, Traditional Catholicism