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INSIDE the SHADOW NETWORK Attempting to UNDERMINE the POPE

2026-04-30 Entertainment
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Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz interview Gareth Gore, investigative journalist and author of Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church, on fascist origins, scandals, grip over the American right wing, including its relationship with JD Vance, and Pope Leo’s struggle against it. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalAFMTN?sub_confirmation=1 Become a member of Legal AF YouTube community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgZJZZbnLFPr5GJdCuIwpA/join Become a member of the Legal AF Substack: https://michaelpopok.substack.com/20off Follow Legal AF on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/legalafmtn.bsky.social Follow Michael Popok on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/mspopok.bsky.social Subscribe to the Legal AF podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/legal-af-by-meidastouch/id1580828595 Subscribe to the Intersection with Michael Popok podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 Subscribe to Unprecedented with Michael Popok and Dina Doll podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unprecedented-by-legal-af/id1867023089 Subscribe to Court of History with Sidney Blumenthal and Sean Wilentz podcast feed here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-court-of-history/id1867022920

Top Comments (10)

@twilightdescendeduponAmerica 2026-04-30

The pope has moral convictions and the president has felony convictions.

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@dragonflymoonraven 2026-04-30

Pope Leo has had my prayers almost daily as his message of peace offends the cruel and warmongers

119 4 replies
@suruha2306 2026-04-30

With each day, the sick feeling in my gut grows worse! We need a break from all of this criminality and partisanship!

111 9 replies
@connielewis604 2026-04-30

Our Administration has turned into a Mob movie The kind that makes you sick at your Stomach ...😢

109 4 replies
@SS-jb8wj 2026-04-30

Trump et al think that the Pope's speech about peace is an attack against them because they have a guilty conscience.

100 9 replies
@cherijohnson3939 2026-04-30

They think the Pope is attacking them because they’re guilty!

96 5 replies
@ErinShirey-o4j 2026-04-30

Excellent commentary and analysis! Thank you. Such great information. As an 80 year old Catholic woman I am so glad to see the Opus Dei Cult being investigated and brought to light. Too much elitism and entitlement. Not the Gospel of humility and Christ.

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@cecilelaforce3686 2026-04-30

Congress must outlaw all dark money and SuperPACs forever. We the people can't compete with billionaires bankrolling elections.

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@AMEN1066 2026-04-30

As a life long Catholic, who loves my church (Franciscan and Sisters of Charity for the most), as it helped me through major trauma as a child, I am so glad to listen to this. I have a family friend whose family got caught up in it, and can see the damage they did to her. Cults are hard to get out of. I pray Pope Leo will sort this mess out as an iron fist with a velvet glove. Bless.

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@PeaceDragon9 2026-04-30

I am so happy you are interviewing Gareth. This message about Opus Dei should be everywhere. We have to keep shining a light on all this dark money buying our politicians undermining our democracy. For cash.

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