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Riley Moore: “The Pope is a monarch that's elected by the College of…”

Featuring: Riley Moore, Republican | U.S. House West Virginia, District 2

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Can A Republican Be Pro-Union? Congressman Riley Moore | Better Bad Ideas | Ep. 66

Published | Video Starts at 22:44

And that is their business. Is it a political entity? Yes, it's a city, state. I mean, it has ambassadors. It has, yes, the Pope. It has a fundraising mechanism. The Pope is a monarch that's elected by the College of Cardinals. So, yes, it is a political entity. By the way, our life think about this. We've seen two popes elected probably within the last, what, 20 years. Yeah. And it was funny when Pope Leo was elected, they're like, oh, is he young? (22:44–22:51)

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Asserts that the Pope is a monarch elected by the College of Cardinals, making the Vatican a political entity.

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