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Originally Posted by sperbonzo
...Why the hell do world leaders visit the pope, and why is it on the news?
I don't understand why the pope who, as a sort of appointed king, runs a private religious organization which has systematically hidden and supported child rapists within it's highest ranks, throughout the world for decades and possibly hundreds of years, and is still going on today without criminal repercussion, is somehow still relevant as a world leader, or someone who's opinion we should honor.
Very strange...
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The reason is simple. Yes, the Catholic church has done and is still doing some terrible things including abusing kids and then helping cover it up. Even with all that nastiness, there are about 70 million Catholics in the US and about 1.2 billion worldwide so the Pope has an incredible amount of influence over a very large number of people. When you are that powerful, the President meets with you.