https://freerepublic.com/tag/istheearthflat/ en-us Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:34:43 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4374407/posts It is being reported with breathless enthusiasm by the normally Catholic-phobic Left-media that a meeting between Vatican US representative Cardinal Christophe Pierre and Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby back in January of 2026 went sideways in dramatic fashion. Anonymously-sourced reports say that Colby threatened Cardinal Pierre that the US, "has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Catholic Church had better take its side." ' As if that wasn't bad enough, it was reported that "one official present" made reference to the Avignon Papacy — a period spanning nearly 70 years when the Papacy was... Gloria Romanorum https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/4374407/posts#comment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:34:43 GMT