For generations, the idea of an American pope seemed almost unthinkable. The United States already possessed unparalleled geopolitical influence, and many feared that electing a pope from the world’s dominant superpower would politicize the papacy and compromise the Holy See’s global independence.
Yet in 2025, the cardinals did exactly that.
Michael Driessen is one of the world’s leading scholars of religion and international politics. Earlier this year, Pope Leo XIV appointed him as a consultor to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue, where he advises the Holy See on the role of religion in international affairs and peacebuilding.
In this conversation, we discuss:
Why the cardinals chose the first American pope
Whether Pope Leo was elected because of Donald Trump
Why Pope Leo has already clashed with the Trump administration
What Pope Leo means by an “unarmed and disarming peace”
Whether interreligious dialogue has failed after Ukraine and Gaza
How the Vatican works behind the scenes to prevent wars
Why religion is becoming more—not less—important in global politics
Whether Christian nationalism and Pope Leo’s vision are fundamentally different
Why Pope Leo believes lasting peace requires shared moral foundations
At a time when wars, nationalism, and great-power rivalry are reshaping the international order, this conversation explores a deeper question: can religion still help prevent conflict—or is the world entering an era where power alone determines the future?
𝐈𝐧 𝐖𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐊𝐄 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦, 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞 & 𝐕𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧, 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲. POPE IS THE HEAD OF ABRAHAMIC CULTS/ CIRCUMCISED GANGS & VATICAN is den of DEVIL.
Vatican is worth between $10 billion and $15 billion. However, it is very hard to know the exact amount because its money & properties are split up into many different parts. Some people will say Vatican is for poor😂😂😂😂.
Recipe of Religion originated in some idiot’s mind and cooked in Dessert (Jerusalem) then this creature first raped Europe, then Africa finally Asia so please don’t follow fake miracles of creatures like Jesus or Muhammad. They created fictional stories about mythical creatures like Jesus or Allah but with historical accuracy so anyone can trace it so no one will question it. What I mean is Yes maybe some creature Jesus existed on the planet & it did some “magic tricks” with no scientific explanations, so historical accuracy about a fictional character from children’s books.
𝗝𝗘𝗦𝗨𝗦 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧 = 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱. 𝗝𝗲𝘀𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗲𝗮 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟯𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲. We know this to be true from independent historians born in the same time period, hold no records nor is there physical evidence of Jesus Christ and the 12 disciples ever existing in real life. Joseph Atwill, who is the author of a book entitled 'Caesar's Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus', asserts that Christianity did not begin as a religion, but was actually a sophisticated government propaganda exercise used to pacify the subjects of the Roman Empire. Most certainly, Augustine inserted the virgin birth, Jesus as God, the Holy Trinity, Original Sin, forced conversion, and holy wars, all of which were adopted at Nicaea. And there were many aspiring prophets wandering Judea during the occupation. If Jesus lived and was killed for overturning the money exchange in the temple, he would likely not have garnered any significant notice on the part of the contemporary Romans. If Rome hadn’t commandeered and utilized the whole theme, the man would likely have faded from history= By Imtiaz Mahmood
𝗠𝗨𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗗 = 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗮𝗯 & 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 these new circumcised cocks like Turks, Afghans, Egypt (Misr (مصر)), Qatar, 😂😂😂😂, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi Muslims. 𝗛𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝟵-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻’𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗤𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 (𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘅 𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗳) 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱. Before Islam in early 7th century, dominant religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia was polytheism. The native tribes worshipped a variety of gods, goddesses, spirits, & idols, which were housed in numerous temples & sanctuaries across the peninsula. Central to this pantheon were three specific goddesses who were widely referred to by the local populations as the daughters of Allah.
𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱 (𝗖𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗨𝗔𝗟) 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗵𝗲𝘁.
“Everything happening in America or global politics is designed to benefit Europe, few rich European & American (EUROPEAN LEFTOVERS) families, directly or indirectly, WORLD POLITICS & RELIGION ARE JUST THEATRICS”.
Religion is tool used by WESTERN ACADEMIA to distract people from truth: 4.4 billion creatures, comprising over 50% of the global population follow DESERT CULTS/CIRCUMCISED GANGS/Middle Eastern THINGS (JUDAISM=Source of Abrahamic cults, Christianity=Cheap copy of judaism, Islam=Judaism planted on Arab pagan culture) abuse vulnerable (WOMEN & CHILDREN). 𝑺𝒐, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘, 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 “𝑴𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑳 𝑽𝑰𝑹𝑮𝑰𝑵 𝑭𝑼𝑪”𝑬𝑹 𝒁𝑶𝑴𝑩𝑰𝑬 𝑱𝑬𝑺𝑼𝑺 𝑪𝑯𝑹𝑰𝑺𝑻” 𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝑨𝑷”𝑺𝑻 𝘼𝙍𝘼𝘽 𝑴𝑼𝑯𝑨𝑴𝑴𝑨𝑫 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝑶”𝑲 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑼𝑴 & 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 “𝑶𝒍𝒂𝒎 𝑯𝒂-𝑩𝒂” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚, 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆.