Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’
- Posted on July 2, 2026
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Peter Thiel in Aspen: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’
Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the billionaire tech investor said the Vatican’s concerns could discourage America in the AI arms race, warned of a democratic-socialist takeover and explained why he named Palantir after JRR Tolkien’s treacherous seeing stones.