His story remains true because it is human nature. That hasn’t changed since the founding of our country or the earliest democracies.
What has changed is the inability for a majority to understand this and wanting to be ‘ruled’ rather than living as a free person.
“Here in heaven we have plenty of preachers.”
“His story remains true...”
His story is likely no longer true even if it was true at the time, or was true at a certain point in time.
Presuming (please do not attack, it’s only a stated presumption) Catholic priests are the only ones capable of preaching properly and effectively leading souls more or less directly to heaven, the majority of such poor shepherds (hirelings, really) are certainly failing in this endeavor and are thus likely falling into perdition like snowflakes along with the millions of sheep they have served so poorly.