Last Thursday, Pope Leo XIV inexplicably met with President Obama’s highly partisan top strategist, David Axelrod, in a longer-than-scheduled meeting at the Vatican.
Speculation at the time was that the pope was discussing an Obama visit to the Vatican, as the former president had said he’d like to have. Much was made of all three players being from Chicago and loving the White Sox.
But Axelrod’s name is strongly associated with partisan politics and the Democrat establishment, so it definitely looked as though the pope was going political and attempting to send President Trump a message beyond his current public criticisms.
Knowing this, I was skeptical this was about an Obama photo op to best Trump, who certainly isn’t going to be meeting the pope any time soon, and speculated that more likely, the pair would be discussing political action and communication strategies to knock out Trump and help elect Democrats.
Surprise, surprise, all of a sudden, CBS’s 60 Minutes, a news outlet famous for following its Democrat talking points, has made this announcement:
For the first time, three of America's most influential cardinals and archbishops agreed to a joint interview, sharing their candid take on war in Iran, immigration, and the future of the Catholic Church. Sunday on 60 Minutes. https://t.co/mEN4CWeXMW pic.twitter.com/7iXl6MTR1P
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 11, 2026
Surprise indeed. These are three of the most woke cardinals in the Church, the most consistently left-wing of all of them, the most predictable in their Trump-hate. All three are supposedly close to Pope Leo, but based on election patterns, not particularly influential with the faithful. Powerful, sure, but influential? Don’t think so. Better to ask Bishop Robert Barron whether the idea is to find an influential churchman. CBS, though, is hyping them as the most influential of all the cardinals.
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