Because the Black Pope really wanted to come out in support for the blasphemy, but Vatican internal polling showed that there was just no way he could spin this one to stop the peasants from building guillotines. It just took a few days for the polling data to parse, and Vatican think-tanks to talk the Pope down.
Because the Black Pope really wanted to come out in support for the blasphemy, but Vatican internal polling showed that there was just no way he could spin this one to stop the peasants from building guillotines. It just took a few days for the polling data to parse, and Vatican think-tanks to talk the Pope down.
They wanted it silenced and the attention to go away. But reportedly Erdogan forced him to.
https://cruxnow.com/news-analysis/2024/08/on-olympic-controversy-erdogan-turns-out-to-be-the-francis-whisperer