Pope Leo looks to MAGA megadonors to shore up Church finances - Lemmy.zip
Pope Leo looks to MAGA megadonors to shore up Church finances - Lemmy.zip
Pope Leo looks to MAGA megadonors to shore up Church finances - Lemmy.zip
Wealthy American conservatives hint they’re ready to cough up again to rescue the scandal-ridden Church from going broke. Archived version: https://archive.is/20250629065057/https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-maga-megadonors-church-finance-united-states-conservative/ [https://archive.is/20250629065057/https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-leo-maga-megadonors-church-finance-united-states-conservative/] — Disclaimer: The article linked is from a single source with a single perspective. Make sure to cross-check information against multiple sources to get a comprehensive view on the situation.
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At what cost would the money come?
If I remember correctly The Lateran Treaty requires the Vatican City to remain politically neutral. Allowing American conservatives to influence the church would be a violation I believe. Someone correct me if I’ve got this wrong
“The agreements included a political treaty which created the state of the Vatican City and guaranteed full and independent sovereignty to the Holy See. The Pope was pledged to perpetual neutrality in international relations and to abstention from mediation in a controversy unless specifically requested by all parties.”
This is all from Wikipedia just for transparency sake
Ideally, of course.
That’s how reality is a lot of the time sadly. Here’s how something should work according to what we agree on and here’s what people end up doing