The Pope Francis of the 2020s does not seem to have much in common with the one of 2013. In December 2020 he blessed a “Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican” into existence. Its founders, the “Guardians”, are among the most powerful high priests of Mammon.
Finance
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EU politics
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