Is “Moderate” Catholic Criticism Undermining the Papacy?

What if the biggest threat to the Church today isn’t coming from Pope Francis’s loudest critics—but from those calling themselves “moderates”?

In this video, Pedro Gabriel dives deep into the recent controversy surrounding the leaked Vatican report on the Latin Mass and Pope Francis’ Traditiones Custodes. But more importantly, he unpacks how so-called “moderate” voices may be subtly reshaping Catholic discourse by presenting themselves as impartial while often leaning toward the same criticisms as fringe traditionalists.

We’ll explore:
– The truth behind the leaked document;
– How “moderates” frame themselves as fair while pushing suspect narratives;
– What true Catholic moderation and papal loyalty actually look like;
– Historical parallels with figures like Archbishop Viganò, the Radical Gregorians, and the Fraticelli;
– Why reform must come from within the Church—not from media pressure or ideological agendas.

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Pedro Gabriel

Pedro Gabriel, MD, is a Catholic layman and physician, born and residing in Portugal. He is a medical oncologist, currently employed in a Portuguese public hospital. A published writer of Catholic novels with a Tolkienite flavor, he is also a parish reader and a former catechist. He seeks to better understand the relationship of God and Man by putting the lens on the frailty of the human condition, be it physical and spiritual. He also wishes to provide a fresh perspective of current Church and World affairs from the point of view of a small western European country, highly secularized but also highly Catholic by tradition.