Overview

• On Aug. 14 Julieta Poggio told Mariano Iúdica on Infobae’s Mi Cielo that the Vatican is “full of gold” and advocated demolishing churches to redistribute wealth and end hunger.
• A clip of her remarks spread rapidly on X, generating both support for her critique of religious wealth and criticism of her simplistic solution.
• Conservative commentator Eduardo Feinmann amplified the controversy by calling Poggio “mononeuronal” in a public social-media post.
• Social-media users debated whether church riches or billionaires’ tax avoidance are the real obstacles to addressing global poverty.
• Despite extensive media coverage and online backlash, neither the Vatican nor Argentine authorities have responded to Poggio’s remarks.