Catholic evangelist, former L.A. County police officer, and world police boxing champion Jesse Romero joins John-Henry Westen to answer the question on every faithful Catholic’s mind: how do we survive the great apostasy in the Church?
Romero urges Catholics to become “joyful warriors”—to stop allowing anxiety over popes, bishops, and controversies to consume their spiritual lives, and instead keep their eyes fixed on Jesus Christ. The first priority, he insists, is your own vocation, prayer life, sacramental life, and responsibility for getting your family to heaven.
Addressing the SSPX controversy, Romero expresses sympathy for traditional Catholics who simply want access to the Traditional Latin Mass. He argues that Vatican II should be interpreted through Benedict XVI’s “hermeneutic of continuity,” and that progressive and modernist forces within the hierarchy are the central problem. He proposes that a future pope clarify ambiguous conciliar language rather than allowing a “hermeneutic of rupture” to prevail.
Romero calls on Pope Leo XIV and the bishops to restore unrestricted access to the Latin Mass, discipline public dissent, improve catechesis, and prepare Catholics for persecution and suffering. His message is clear: the era of comfortable Catholicism is over. The faithful must become warriors—joyful, prayerful, and unshakable in their commitment to Christ. The apostasy is real. The response must be fidelity. And the victory is already won.
