Pope Leo XIV recently sat down for a 40-minute meeting with punk rock icon Patti Smith, raising questions about the Vatican’s embrace of celebrity culture and the message these high-profile encounters send to Catholics.

Raymond Arroyo, Fr. Gerald Murray, and Robert Royal discuss the surprising meeting, Smith’s public views and history with the Vatican, and whether papal audiences with controversial cultural figures risk creating confusion about the Church’s teachings.

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