Real Time with Bill Maher: Gerald Posner - God’s Bankers (HBO)

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Bill Maher speaks with “God’s Bankers” author Gerald Posner about the shady beginnings of the Vatican Bank in this clip from March 20, 2015.
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[@G__M__P]

I learnt all of this stuff when I was in elementary school. Maybe it's because I'm italian, but I can't believe people do not know about "Patti Lateranensi" between Mussolini and the Pope. I think these are quite important facts in history to teach.

[@danthomas8428]

Really interesting discussion. Enjoyed it very much.

[@ankatea]

I did to, very interesting, between fascism and a war and all that as well... I'd read it, and I'm atheist, but I'd have to self verify everything and that sounds long lol

[@1000235335]

The Vatican's God couldn't grant them Sovereignty so they turned to The Axis Powers? lol the irony...

[@Miranox2]

DaveCreator This is true of any hierarchical organization after enough time has passed. Nothing is immune from corruption.

[@rschlessel6133]

The Borgia Stick. Yes now I recall

[@thelibyanatheist2278]

Would you shut up for a second Bill?

[@wileyschmitt]

Yeah he should've let that guy talk as long as he wanted uninterrupted, let people hear as much of that info as possible. Bill is a good host otherwise though.

[@jeremyjakob9721]

Going straight up Jimmy Fallon on this dudes ass

[@voutolliC22]

i read your comment first then watched the video and can't agree. the show isnt meant to be a lecture on history, however condensed, and bill really let the guy talk the maximum plausible amount before injecting a little shock humor to pull the audience back in. the guest was a sophisticated speaker as well.. the dialogue was entirely on point if you ask me

[@HARARoblox]

To me it seems like he's genuinely interested, which is quite unusual for a TV show host, although sometimes he does interrupt a little too much.

[@geoffmills-inspired]

Welcome to reality.

[@Jeremyramone]

and the catholic church, the Vatican, continued to celebrate hitler's birthday years after ww2

[@TempestTossedWaters]

Is this a documentary or movie?

[@Sadcream]

T.V. show

[@johnmason1648]

no its a BOOK by posner.thats what you mean right? the clip is from real time

[@Nicolas-zb9uw]

Bill Maher website is interesting . It is called Kid's Luv . I guess he means Kid''s love . It seams to be his interest !

[@TheHaaaa2000]

carholic priest were among the first to go to concentration camp. vatican intelligence cell did all they could and even more.

[@XVASSXx]

I very much doubt that 3/4 of concentration camp workers and the Nazi hierarchy would cease what they were doing if the Pope had said something. For Nazis, God or traditional religion was second to or completely irrelevant to the party or Hitler himself. It is a concern when actual historians who have studied various aspects of history covering wars, religion, economics and so on; and write works defining their study are completely ignored in the modern context. This man, a journalist with no formal historical analysis training is given the spotlight, reinforcing a historically ignorant view that some atheists have. As much as I like Bill's show, it is a mouthpiece for this kind of view. I am in no way denying that religion has played a role in history, but it is not this overarching evil that individuals like Dawkins, Hitchins and Harris spout on a regular basis (none of these me are historians). I am frustrated with the coverage these people get for their views and may not necessarily be about religion, it can be about anything. While these novels are thought provoking in some way, the topics they cover require greater analysis and understanding for them to be as grounded in historical fact as possible. Feel free to discuss.

[@XVASSXx]

I do think it would have been the right thing for the Pope to speak out (just to clarify), but hindsight is 20/20

[@liftnd844]

Would have taken him serious if only he was not a habitual plagiarist. So many of his writings have uncredited parts in them. One time yeah that could be an oops an oversight but after multiple times being caught and still doing in is just either lazy or incompetent

[@Kim_Jong_Un1254]

there is one thing we need to have in mind that to catch a bandit you need another bandit, the most dangerous thing to do is to give this bandit a real weapon, cus he's a bandit and he already have a weapon, because we gave it to him. Just think, what does this guy have of special more than to discuss some other one favor and not to solve anything at all?i mean, what is so special about futilities if we are responsible for our own actions too, im not saying that the politician he's talking about is inocent, no way, atheism doesen't solve anything either actually it dosen't solve nothing at all. But, even utopic, would we really need a judge if there werent no crime at all?

[@Kim_Jong_Un1254]

don't forget everybody that we kill for nothing ,more than we steal, think about it kids

[@Cadywax]

Why is Bill even giving air-time to this serial plagiarist?

[@JA2NJ]

Cadywax fuck outta here hater

[@jonasfleming8874]

Um... Godfather III sucks

[@mistermood4164]

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[@BadAssEngineering]

FIRST

[@Drimirin]

BadAssEngineering At what, being pathetic?

[@CheLudo037]

Apply cold water to bunt area ^^

[@Drimirin]

Lord of the Nerds Who's hating? I'm just calling out stupidity where I see it.

[@Blizthetundra]

Second