Woke Pope Leo XIV Blesses a Block of Ice as Climate Activists Perform ‘Earth-Worshipping Ritual’ (VIDEO), by Jim Hᴏft

By Jim Hᴏft, The Gateway Pundit, Oct. 2, 2025

Jim Hᴏft is the founder and editor of The Gateway Pundit, one of the top conservative news outlets in America. Jim was awarded the Reed Irvine Accuracy in Media Award in 2013 and is the proud recipient of the Breitbart Award for Excellence in Online Journalism from the Americans for Prosperity Foundation in May 2016.

Woke Pope Leo XIV blessed a block of ice during an event south of Rome while presiding over what looked more like a pagan Earth-worship ritual than a Catholic gathering.

“We will raise hope by demanding that leaders act with courage, not delay,” Pope Leo declared as he blessed the frozen water, before asking the audience: “Will you join with us?”

The theatrics were part of the Vatican’s 10th-anniversary celebration of Pope Francis’ 2015 climate encyclical Laudato Si’, a manifesto that helped launch a global “green theology” movement.

The event featured speeches from Hollywood climate crusader Arnold Schwarzenegger and activist groups demanding that world leaders clamp down on so-called “climate change deniers.” …