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Moses vs. Pharaoh 2.0: Pope Leo vs Trump for the Soul of Christianity

Monday, April 13, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Pope Leo vs Trump for soul of Christianity

iPINIONS argues in this latest commentary that Pope Leo has become far more than a spiritual counterweight to Trump. He has emerged as a direct moral rebuke to Trump’s Christian nationalism, from war and immigration to oligarchy and empire. The contrast now looks biblical… one man calling the faithful back to the straight and narrow,… Read more.

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Filed Under: International Affairs Tagged With: Catholic Church, Christian nationalism, Christianity, Donald Trump, Franklin Graham, Gaza, immigration, Iran, Pope Leo XIV, Vatican

Pope Leo XIV Roommate Controversy: Five’s Company

Friday, August 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Pope Leo and his roommate with images of Vatican Palace apartment and Francis guesthouse

Pope Leo XIV is breaking with tradition by inviting four men to live with him in the papal apartment. With Francis as the model of humility, this move raises serious questions about papal authority, moral leadership, and the Church’s future. iPINIONS argues this living arrangement is less about community and more about hypocrisy. Read my… Read more.

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Filed Under: Religion Tagged With: Catholic Church, iPINIONS, papal apartment, Pope Leo XIV, roommates, scandal, Vatican

Eighty Percent of Catholic Priests Are Gay. And a ‘Gay Cabal’ Rules the Vatican.

Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at 7:41 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Pope Francis and priests bowing before him

Eighty percent of Catholic priests are gay Some of the most senior clerics in the Roman Catholic church who have vociferously attacked homosexuality are themselves gay. … Eighty percent of priests working at the Vatican are gay, although not necessarily sexually active, it is claimed in the [new] book, In the Closet of the Vatican.… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Catholic Church, Church hypocrisy, gay cabal, gay priests, papal authority, pedophile priests, Pope Francis, religious scandal, Theodore McCarrick, Vatican

Pope Confesses: There’s a Gay Cabal in the Vatican

Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 5:17 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall
Pope Francis sitting in full pontifical regalia looking down at two priests kissing inset.

It should come as no shock that a gay cabal pulls the strings in the Vatican. Only that explains why the Vatican indulges and covers up the sexual exploits of pedophile priests. After all, punishing the few pedophile priests risks outing the many gay ones.  For centuries, gay cabals have mocked every religious edict the Holy See issued. That mockery is inherent… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: gay lobby, gay priests, Pope Francis, Roman Curia, Vatican

Habemus Papam: Hail, Francis!

Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 6:28 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

I must confess that when the Vatican introduced Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pope this afternoon, I was not inspired. To be fair, this probably had more to do with how little of the Holy Spirit resides in me (the son of a preacher man) than with any failure on Bergoglio’s part to… Read more.

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Filed Under: General Tagged With: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Catholic Church, Papal Conclave, Pope Francis I, Vatican

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