• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Joe Rogan Slams The Vatican As 'A Country Filled With Paedophiles'

Home> Entertainment

Published 14:58 30 Jul 2022 GMT+1

Joe Rogan Slams The Vatican As 'A Country Filled With Paedophiles'

The Catholic church has been embroiled in several sexual abuse scandals since the turn of the millennia

Tom Fenton

Tom Fenton

Not one to shy away from voicing his opinion, Joe Rogan has described Vatican City as a place that is 'filled with pedophiles and stolen art' in a recent episode of his infamous podcast show.

The host of The Joe Rogan Experience made the remarks during episode 1848, with fellow comedians Francis Foster and Konstantin Kisin.

At one point during the show, the guys started talking about the world's smallest sovereign state, and the alleged crimes that have taken place within the Vatican.

Situated within Italy's capital city of Rome, the Vatican is home to the Pope, who is just one of its 453 full-time residents.

Advert

The catalyst for Rogan's comments about the Vatican seems to have stemmed from a conversation about scandals in the world - and how - in his opinion - some get more air time than others.

"Even the outrage about things you should be outraged about, like Jeffrey Epstein, that outrage was balanced. Right? Sort of. Right?" the 54-year-old pondered.

Regarding Vatican City, Rogan said: "It’s a country filled with paedophiles. It’s a country filled with paedophiles and stolen art.

"It’s a small, like hundred yard - like what is it? A hundred acres, I think. Yeah. It’s a hundred acre rather, country inside of a city filled with pedophiles."

Advert

Joe Rogan is a vocal critic of the Catholic church.
Joe Rogan Experience

Rogan's comments are nothing new as there have been numerous scandals involving the Catholic church - and alleged cover-ups that have been conducted at the behest of the Vatican.

Decades worth of historic sexual abuse committed against children has been uncovered over the past 20 years - most notably by the Boston Globe.

Their investigation into alleged wrongdoing on the part of the Catholic church, which was dramatised in the award winning movie Spotlight, showed how the church allowed pedophile Priests to continue working unpunished.

Kisin said Rogan could get sued for libel if he made those claims in the UK, because he would literally have to prove the Vatican is 'filled with paedophiles'.

Advert

Well, Rogan said in response that 'you can kind of prove that', in reference to the Globe's landmark investigation.

Pope Francis.
Alamy

Between 2004 to 2014, the Catholic church defrocked 848 priests for the sexual abuse of children, with another 2,572 priests also sanctioned.

Later in the same episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, the three men were appalled to discover the age of consent in the Vatican used to be just 12 years old.

Kisin said: "I hope that's not true," only for the UFC commentator to reply with: "Oh my God, it's true," upon seeming proof of the fact online.

Advert

The state's age of consent has since been raised from 12 to 18 under the leadership of Pope Francis, who remains in place at the Vatican.

The pontiff has also generated headlines for his recent trip to Canada, where he publicly apologised to indigenous people for the horrific abuse they faced at the hands of Catholic priests historically.

Featured Image Credit: The Joe Rogan Experience/YouTube/Eye35.pix/Alamy Stock Photo

Topics: Joe Rogan, UFC, US News, Spotify, World News

Tom Fenton
Tom Fenton

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

10 hours ago
12 hours ago
14 hours ago
16 hours ago
  • 10 hours ago

    Oasis issue critical warning to everyone attending Manchester concerts

    The Gallagher brothers play their first homecoming gig at Heaton Park on Friday night

    Entertainment
  • 12 hours ago

    Every Scrubs actor who has died as reboot confirmed after 15 years

    The show is returning after 15 years, however some actors involved in the show have tragically died

    Entertainment
  • 14 hours ago

    Superman fans make iconic discovery after former actor brands new film 'woke'

    The most woke thing of all: Arguably the most famously American character of all time

    Entertainment
  • 16 hours ago

    Netflix viewers are being left constantly guessing by mystery mini-series you can watch in one sitting

    The Netflix series is a great binge with a bonkers plot twist

    Entertainment
  • Joe Rogan questioned major theory behind JFK's death as Donald Trump releases declassified files
  • Joe Rogan says 'that's a great way to break your neck' after watching footage of water park where multiple people died
  • Joe Rogan's eerie prediction about LA wildfire that caused him to move away from state resurfaces
  • Elon Musk makes bizarre sex robots claim in new Joe Rogan podcast interview