The Perfect Symbol for the Current Pornocracy

The recent tree-planting ceremony in the Vatican, a preview kick-off for the Amazonian Synod, featured a sort of tribal picnic blanket on which were placed various native statues and objects. The above scene was described by Getty Images, thus: ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 04: Pope Francis and Cardinal Cardinal Cláudio Hummes, Archbishop Emeritus of São Paulo, President of the Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network (REPAM), stand in front of a statue representing Pachamama (Mother Earth) as they celebrate the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi at the Vatican Gardens on October 04, 2019 in Rome, Italy. During a highly symbolic tree-planting ceremony in the Vatican Gardens on Friday, Pope Francis places the upcoming Synod for the Amazon under the protection of Saint Francis of Assisi. (Photo by Giulio Origlia/Getty Images) This obviously seems embarrassingly pagan, so apologists for the Vatican soon spread the word that the two most prominent statues ("Pachamama" and a similar one) actually represented …