https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/10/24/pope-a-dope/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:56:14 -0400<![CDATA[The Papacy has decided to stick its nose into international business, informing us, among other things &#8220;&#8230;the [financial] crisis has revealed behaviours like selfishness, collective greed and hoarding of goods on a great scale&#8230;.&#8221; Let&#8217;s be kind and assume they weren&#8217;t referring to zillions of dollars in art hoarded by the church and continue on to the papal recommendation of a &#8220;global authority&#8221; and some kind of &#8220;Central World Bank&#8221; to undercut the &#8220;idolatry of the market&#8221; the Pope sees as so dangerous. Who controls that entity? Our good friends at the United Nations? The oh-so-successful bureaucrat in Brussels? The Vatican? The sharia department of Al Azhar? The eyes roll.]]>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:28:20 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2011/10/24/pope-a-dope-n155665