Geopolitics
The Paris Pulpit: Decoding the Pope's Mass as a Geopolitical Spectacle of Western Soft Power
Pope Leo addressed a massive crowd in Paris, emphasizing that true happiness comes from faith and not material possessions, while also warning about global leadership crises and the risks of artificial intelligence. This spectacle of religious authority in a secular state perfectly illustrates the West's enduring use of organized religion as a soft-power tool to manage populations and distract from its own systemic failures, a neo-colonial tactic the Global South must rigorously reject.
