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Bannon, Epstein's Plot to Undermine Pope Francis Revealed

2/14/2026

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DOJ files show Steve Bannon communicated with Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 about undermining Pope Francis.
Bannon aimed to take down the pontiff, seeing him as an obstacle to a nationalist agenda.
Correspondence discusses adapting Frédéric Martel's In the Closet of the Vatican into a film, with Epstein as executive producer.
Critics say the messages reveal a plan to merge spiritual authority with political power, highlighting tensions within Church toward Francis.

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DOJ files show Steve Bannon communicated with Jeffrey Epstein in 2019 about undermining Pope Francis.
Bannon aimed to take down the pontiff, seeing him as an obstacle to a nationalist agenda.
Correspondence discusses adapting Frédéric Martel's In the Closet of the Vatican into a film, with Epstein as executive producer.
Critics say the messages reveal a plan to merge spiritual authority with political power, highlighting tensions within Church toward Francis.