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Is Turkey’s Erdogan the ‘pope whisperer’?
John L. Allen Jr., Crux
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Whatever one makes of his aims or tactics, there’s no doubt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a formidable political operator. On Saturday, the Turkish leader added another accomplishment to his résumé, arguably one no less impressive: Getting Pope Francis to do something he obviously didn’t want to do – in this case, to speak out, at long last, on the controversy over the opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics eight days before.