Lampedusa Migrant Production: The Gospel According to PR Stunts

The papal immigration road show is on the move again, as Leo hopscotched from the Canary Islands to beleaguered Lampedusa Island peddling his globalist sentimentalist slop, “this is a place where gestures speak louder than words. But for gestures to be human, they need a heart.” Lampedusa, the Italian island in the Mediterranean Sea is Europe’s primary entry point for illegal migrants crossing from North Africa. It tees up poignantly as the perfect stage for the papal globalist: a remote island transformed into a cinematic backdrop for sentimentalist globalism, where carefully choreographed optics substitute for hard questions and emotion is elevated above reality. Like his predecessor Francis, Leo brought his own migration promotional tour to Lampedusa-a remote place overwhelmed with massive boat arrivals of illegal immigrants from Africa creating a debilitating humanitarian crises for the small island. Does Leo’s heartfelt gesture of generosity apply to the Holy See where illegal …