The Gravest Moment: Econe 2026.
I will venture that the events which occurred in Econe yesterday and the response by the Vatican to them, were the gravest event to happen to the Catholic Church since Pentecost . This statement is not put forward as hyperbole. There are few moments in a lifetime that can be described by any man as of great historical significance. The consecrations which occurred in Econe, Switzerland on the Feast of the Precious Blood, July 1, 2026, were certainly one of those events. I was present at the ceremony of consecration, punctuated as it was by intense sunshine, overwhelming heat, thunderstorm, hail, driving rain, and then perfect warm placidity. Being that the ceremony was taking place with the stunning Alpine Mountains as background, it often seemed as if God Himself was present on Mount Sinai. The ceremony itself was a gorgeous presentation of the most complex rendition of the ancient Roman Liturgy. At the beginning of the ceremony there were two valid...