The Decline of the Petrine Ministry?

I believe that recent popes have lost authority and spiritual capital. Their personalities take center stage.

Editor’s note: The following is a guest commentary from Bishop Marian Eleganti, the former auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Chur and former Abbot of St. Otmarsberg Abbey. It is published on Per Mariam at the direct request of Bp. Eleganti.

VATICAN CITY (PerMariam) — On July 31, 2026, Pope Leo XIV met with American rock musician, poet, and artist Patti …