Episode 1258 • • 2:12:15 - 2:15:04
1258: Dummy Placebo
Pope Francis, Vatican-China Relations and Hong Kong
Pope Francis reportedly removed a 150-word paragraph regarding the situation in Hong Kong from his Sunday Angelus address. This omission follows reports that the CCP provides the Vatican with $2 billion annually to ensure silence on Chinese human rights issues and religious persecution. Critics argue the Pope has become a "shill" for the CCP, allowing the state to control a sanctioned version of Catholicism in China.