On exploiting papal visits Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican Tuesday, July 14, 2015 The “dirty trick” played on Pope Francis when Bolivian dictator Evo Morales handed him a hammer-and-sickle crucifix is just one of a number of similar examples going back many years. © 2023 The Catholic Thing. All rights reserved. For reprint rights, write to: [email protected] The Catholic Thing is a forum for intelligent Catholic commentary. Opinions expressed by writers are solely their own.
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On exploiting papal visits
Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican
Tuesday, July 14, 2015