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Welcome To The Pope's House

The Pope's Long Con by Louisville Public Media

Dec 13, 201700:17:32News & Politics

Meet Danny Ray Johnson, Kentucky's fast-talking preacher-turned-politician who is known as the Pope. He paints himself as a 9/11 hero, healer of the sick and miracle maker. Behind this persona — cultivated, built up and...

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Welcome To The Pope's House is an episode from The Pope's Long Con by Louisville Public Media. Meet Danny Ray Johnson, Kentucky's fast-talking preacher-turned-politician who is known as the Pope. He paints himself as a 9/11 hero, healer of...

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