The Catholic Current Who's the Tyrant Now? (Fr. Robert McTeigue, S.J.) 3/13/26
Mar 13, 2026
A deep look at how modern tyranny can be many-headed, formed by corporations, networks, and global power structures. Discussion of why people submit to power and how institutions can compromise conscience for funds or favor. Concerns about digital control, censorship, and risks to whistleblowers. A call to recognize new forms of domination and prepare a Christian-centered response.
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Tyrants Have Become Many Headed Hydras
- Tyranny can be multi-headed, not just one authoritarian person.
- Fr. Robert McTeigue compares modern tyrants to a hydra: interconnected corporations and groups that regrow power when one head is cut.
Which Institutions Act Like Hydra Heads
- Specific institutions concentrate transnational power across media, finance, and policy.
- Fr. Robert McTeigue names Vanguard, Oracle, Open Society, WEF, Bilderberg, BlackRock/Constellus as examples of interconnected influences.
Money Makes The Rules And Encourages Appeasement
- Wealth and power create incentives to appease tyrants rather than confront them.
- McTeigue notes people and institutions 'suck up' to whoever controls the money to avoid harm and gain favor.
