This week on Politically Basic, we’re pulling back the curtain on one of the most powerful and overlooked alliances in modern history: the secret Vatican–China deal. As the CCP eyes global influence through religion, Father Frank Pavone joins us to unpack the spiritual, political, and personal fallout. Once a trusted Catholic leader, now blacklisted by the Church for speaking too boldly—his story is one of conviction, controversy, and unwavering faith.
From the rise of Christianity in communist China to the future of religious freedom worldwide, this season two finale connects the dots in a way that just might change how you see it all.
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