By Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò
Lifesite News
June 18, 2026
A few weeks ago, I made public the events surrounding my request to meet with Leo - specifically, his initial acceptance, his sudden rescission, and then his definitive cancellation. While a Catholic Archbishop was deemed unworthy of being received in Audience, an abortionist and heterodox figure - in the guise of an Anglican "Archbishop" - merited not only the full honors of Vatican protocol but was even permitted to engage in "communicatio in sacris" with Leo and other Prelates, going so far as to impart a "blessing" within the shrine of the Prince of the Apostles.