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Kid Berwyn

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18. Thiel, Epstein's friend, is lecturing about the Antichrist
Tue Apr 14, 2026, 11:36 AM
14 hrs ago
Peter Thiel brings his Antichrist lectures to the Vatican’s doorstep, and Catholic institutions back away

by Nicole Winfield - Associated Press
via America Magazine, March 13, 2026

ROME (AP) — One of the hottest tickets in the Vatican’s backyard these days is for a four-lecture series on the Antichrist being given by Silicon Valley tech billionaire Peter Thiel.

The invitation-only conference in Rome, from Sunday to Wednesday, has proven so controversial that the Catholic universities initially associated with it have all denied official involvement.

Thiel is a co-founder of PayPal and Palantir, the data-mining company that has been assisting the Trump administration’s migrant deportation crackdown. An early donor to the political career of Vice President JD Vance, Thiel is also deeply interested in the apocalyptic concept of the Antichrist and has written and lectured on it before.

“Christians debated these prophecies for millennia. Who was the Antichrist? When would he arrive? What would he preach?” he mused in a November essay in the Catholic magazine First Things.

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According to an announcement for the event seen by The Associated Press, the lectures were “jointly organized” by an Italian organization, the Vincenzo Gioberti Cultural Association, and the Cluny Institute at the Catholic University of America in Washington.

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https://www.americamagazine.org/news/2026/03/13/peter-thiel-antichrist-vatican/#:~:text=ROME%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20One%20of,the%20Catholic%20magazine%20First%20Things.

America Magazine is published by the Jesuit Order.

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Vanc-splaining Walleye 15 hrs ago #1
It's tough for him. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #8
It looks like dump wants to kiss him 😘 MustLoveBeagles 13 hrs ago #28
MAGA should see what he does to a microphone. Kid Berwyn 8 hrs ago #36
Lol MustLoveBeagles 7 hrs ago #41
Ironic to hear anyone in the GOP talk about morality. walkingman 15 hrs ago #2
It has been a long time since the days of President Eisenhower. Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #13
A war of aggression is clearly a matter of morality. David__77 15 hrs ago #3
"A whole civilization will die tonight." Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #16
STFU Vance newdeal2 15 hrs ago #4
Thiel, Epstein's friend, is lecturing about the Antichrist Kid Berwyn 14 hrs ago #18
The Book of Revelation is poison. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #24
IMO, they happen every day. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #30
The 2nd Coming of the Messiah happens every day? maxsolomon 11 hrs ago #32
Maybe 'ol JD should stick to matters of government. Firestorm49 15 hrs ago #5
Great idea, so long as his ideas for governing get the support they deserve. Kid Berwyn 11 hrs ago #31
Headline: Vance supports separation of church and state HAB911 15 hrs ago #6
I'm so old, I gave the heads-up to Obama in January '09. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #37
War is both political AND moral. no_hypocrisy 15 hrs ago #7
There is no greater political morality than living in peace. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #38
OK. Let's talk about the immorality of this war. nt LAS14 14 hrs ago #9
First, an important message from War's sponsors... Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #40
Didn't Trump say only his "morality" constrained him karynnj 14 hrs ago #10
He did, the orange imbecilic psychotic solipsistic sociopath. Kid Berwyn 7 hrs ago #43
Why would the freaking Pope listen to this runty little punk? Blue Owl 14 hrs ago #11
"Stick to matters of morality". AloeVera 14 hrs ago #12
JD Vance mgardener 14 hrs ago #14
The Catholic Church has debated the moral implications of a "just war" . . . Journeyman 14 hrs ago #15
Right! Killing 150 school girls with a bomb has nothing to do with "morality"? kentuck 14 hrs ago #17
Great! If he wants the Pope to stick to personal morals JBTaurus83 14 hrs ago #19
War is a matter of morality SocialDemocrat61 14 hrs ago #20
To Which Pope Leo Should Reply: "I Am Doing So." ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #21
That's right. Trump's got immorality covered lame54 14 hrs ago #22
Someone should buy Vance an irony meter. Passages 14 hrs ago #23
The gall to instruct the Pope on his role. maxsolomon 14 hrs ago #25
War is always about morality Maeve 14 hrs ago #26
'Truth That Bears Repeating: A Budget is a Moral Document' sop 13 hrs ago #27
Pope to Vance: "Sure thing... -misanthroptimist 11 hrs ago #29
Because Trump's public policy has nothing to do with morality jcboon 11 hrs ago #33
How about bkowing up a school full MineralMan 10 hrs ago #34
Vance should stick to matters of upholstery n/t Emrys 10 hrs ago #35
Pope responds, kairos12 7 hrs ago #39
Shady is that simple? malaise 7 hrs ago #42
Orange clay molded by NAZIs. Kid Berwyn 1 hr ago #44
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