In this X Spaces session, I walk through a real example of how truth gets distorted, not by accident, but by design. A viral Catholic media post by LifeSite News claimed that Pope Leo appointed a “pro-LGBT archbishop” who “refused to condemn homosexual marriage.” It sounded damning. It looked damning. And it turned out to be false.
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I break down what actually happened, why the claim doesn’t match the facts, and how emotional framing can manufacture a reaction that the truth itself would never produce. This isn’t about defending the Archbishop, and it’s not about excusing bad judgment. It’s about the difference between reporting reality and manipulating perception.
From there, I widen the lens. The same mechanisms show up in secular politics—claims that everything from foreign policy to public-health decisions somehow “helps Putin,” even when no concrete argument is ever made. Different ideology, same method: abstractions instead of evidence, emotion instead of reason.
I also explain why the WHO’s “sexEd Recommendations” was reason enough to exit the WHO—truth matters, my friends!
This is a meditation on how truth gets bypassed, how wills get manipulated, and why “good intentions” don’t excuse dishonesty. If truth is negotiable when it’s inconvenient, then it was never truth we cared about in the first place.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Purpose
00:47 Debunking the Life Site News Story
09:53 Analyzing the Archbishop's Response
21:18 Debunking Life Site News Claims
25:09 Trump and Putin: A Misunderstood Relationship
28:57 Critique of the WHO and Media Manipulation
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