Parolin: Totalitarian regimes of past defeated; temptation to 'be like God' remains

Vatican News·Oct 28, 2026 · 11:40 AM CT

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Opening an academic conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University on Oct. 28, Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the totalitarian regimes of the past are history but the phenomenon is not. He said it arises from the human temptation to 'be like God' and impose ideological convictions on humanity.

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