Bannon's War Room Battleground EP 851: "The Smoke Of Satan Has Entered The Temple Of God"

Date: September 17, 2025
Host: Ben Harnwell (on behalf of Steve Bannon)
Guests: Liz Yor, Frank Walker (Canon 212), Jenny Holland

Overview

This episode of WarRoom Battleground pivots abruptly to cover major breaking news concerning the Vatican’s dealings with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), with wide ramifications for global Christianity. The panel argues that these actions reflect an ongoing crisis in Church leadership and doctrine, particularly regarding China and progressive influences within Catholicism. Additional topics include a controversial LGBTQ event at St. Peter’s Basilica, the Egyptian government’s seizure of St. Catherine’s Monastery, and reflections on prophetic Catholic visions concerning ecclesiastical decay.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Vatican & CCP: New Developments and Accusations of Betrayal

[00:51–10:04]

• Breaking News: Pope Leo is revealed to have dissolved two underground Chinese dioceses (Zheng Zuangzi and Zhuanghao), long-recognized by the Vatican, in order to legitimize a CCP-created diocese, installing regime-favored Bishop Wang Zhi Wing.
• Parallels Drawn: Vatican’s actions under Leo are seen as a direct continuation of Francis’s controversial China policy, considered by panelists as a “suicide pact” for the Catholic Church and a betrayal of faithful, underground Catholics.

Liz Yor [01:38]: “This is about the diabolical CCP-Vatican agreement, a suicide pact for the Catholic Church… Pope Leo is taking up the banner of supporting the CCP against the faithful underground Church.”

• Historical Context: The CCP’s “Patriotic Church” dates from 1958, created by Mao to co-opt church power and require loyalty to the Party, not Christ. The loyal (“underground”) Catholic Church has faced sustained persecution: arrests, torture, church closures.

Liz Yor [04:56]: “With Mao, the Communist Party created a new ape of a church in China that would require allegiance to the Party as opposed to Jesus Christ.”

• Current Vatican Stance: Unlike previous popes, the Vatican now enables Beijing’s appointment of bishops, a move perceived as unconscionable by the guests.

2. LGBTQ+ Procession at St. Peter’s: ‘Abomination of Desolation’?

[17:24–26:07]

• Event Detail: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ Catholics participated in a jubilee procession and Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, receiving a blessing from Bishop Savino—allegedly with Pope Leo’s behind-the-scenes sanction.

Jenny Holland [17:24]: “How is the church rewriting these ancient rules to include a new special category of, what I’ve called many times before, the new priest class, particularly of gay men?”

• Panel Response: The incident is seen as symptomatic of the Vatican’s shifting morality, with grievances voiced about contradiction between tradition and contemporary identity politics.

Jenny Holland [22:21]: “As a secular person who’s not a member of the Catholic Church, I don’t feel it’s fair to ask a traditional, ancient religion to validate extremely contemporary and absolutely unheard of behavior.”

• Church Teaching Clarified: Distinction between “homosexual inclination” and “homosexual acts” is noted, but panelists emphasize that recent events signal capitulation to “political theater” and LGBT activism within the Church hierarchy.

Liz Yor [24:16]: “The last bastion of obstacle to this political ideology… is the Catholic Church. This is nothing but theater polluting and mocking the spotless bride of Christ.”

3. Mount Sinai and St. Catherine’s Monastery: Seizure and Secularization

[33:41–40:07]

• Situation: The Egyptian government is appropriating land from the ancient Greek Orthodox monastery at Mount Sinai (site of Moses’ burning bush), planning luxury hotels and a mall.

Frank Walker [34:05]: “It’s about money… It creates a great vacuum when you lose the faith, all of this business moves in at the same time.”

• Global Syncretism vs. Faith: The move is presented as reflective of broader religious decline and secular encroachment—“a metaphor” for what is happening to Catholicism globally.

• US Role: Panelists note silence (and lack of action) from both the US government and Vatican regarding protection of Christian holy sites.

4. Prophetic Catholic Visions: Anne Catherine Emmerich and Vigano’s Warning

[41:32–45:18]

• Content: Archbishop Vigano cites 19th-century visions of Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich to explain current Vatican crises, describing a nightmarish “false church” in Rome open to all, with heresy thriving and sacredness under attack.

Liz Yor [41:32]: “Anne Catherine Emmerich talked about seeing a strange church being built… Everyone had to be admitted and have equal rights. There was nothing holy about this church.”

• Takeaway: The panel sees these visions as eerily prophetic for the modern Catholic Church, warning the faithful to pray and resist.

5. Continuity and Commercialization in the Vatican

[48:12–51:55]

• Castel Gandolfo: The Pope’s summer residence is becoming a commercial center, featuring an environmental education facility and a new restaurant run by an openly gay, celebrity Chicago chef—seen as a further sign of secular infiltration and grifting.

Frank Walker [48:12]: “It’s a complete corruption. It’s not Catholic whatsoever, and it’s a grift. And the Pope is heavily involved in it.”

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “This is the primal scream of a dying regime. Pray for our enemies…”
  — (Host’s opening tone, [00:03])
• “Pope Leo is taking up the banner of supporting the CCP against the faithful underground Catholic Church.”
  — Liz Yor [01:38]
• “What has happened? There’s been suggestions that the Communist Party bought the loyalty of the Francis Vatican. We need to demand that this original agreement be exposed.”
  — Liz Yor [08:22]
• “In their church, no kids are allowed to go to Mass… The laity, the faithful Catholics… there’s not one there anymore. They’re on their own.”
  — Frank Walker [11:53]
• “It really baffles the mind how the church can rewrite these ancient rules to include… the new priest class, particularly of gay men.”
  — Jenny Holland [17:24]
• “The last bastion of obstacle to this political ideology… is the Catholic Church. And this is nothing but theater polluting and mocking the spotless bride of Christ.”
  — Liz Yor [24:16]
• “It’s about money. It creates a great vacuum when you lose the faith, you get all of this business moves in at the same time.”
  — Frank Walker [34:05]
• “I saw great darkness… a savage and ignorant mob was engaging in violent acts.”
  — Liz Yor quoting Anne Catherine Emmerich [41:32]

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:51–03:35: Breaking news about Pope Leo, the CCP, and the Vatican
• 04:56–07:01: History of the Chinese “Patriotic Church” vs. underground Church
• 10:04–11:53: Why would the Vatican enable CCP bishop control?
• 17:24–26:07: Jubilee procession of LGBTQ+ Catholics in St. Peter’s Basilica
• 34:05–40:07: St. Catherine’s Monastery: Egyptian government takeover
• 41:32–45:18: Anne Catherine Emmerich’s visions, Vigano’s statement
• 48:12–51:55: Vatican’s commercialization: Castel Gandolfo, celebrity chef, and climate center

Concluding Remarks

• The panel paints a picture of crisis inside the Catholic Church on multiple fronts: capitulation to totalitarian powers, doctrinal erosion, and commercial grifting.
• The recurring theme: faithful laity are “on their own” as hierarchy pursues political and secular priorities.
• Listeners are urged to remain vigilant, pray, and refuse blind obedience to clergy seen as complicit in the church’s decline.

Find the guests here:

• Frank Walker: Canon 212 (Canon212.com), also on Glory TV (Rumble)
• Jenny Holland: jennyeholland.substack.com, X (SemperFemina21)
• Liz Yor: @ElizabethYor social media, yourchildren.info

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