https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/at-least-28-priests-in-northern-italy-have-died-from-covid-19-41729

Many Catholic priests have died in the Italian Diocese of Bergamo of Corona. This is the Hometown of Pope John XXIII. John XXIII laid the foundation of Vatican II, which made massive changes in the Catholic liturgy and has caused other serious problems in the faith of Catholics. Many speculate that he was a Freemason, which is obviously condemned in the Catholic Church.

This YouTube series is an excellent intro to the 20th/21st century politics of the Holy See

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pE2MbPsaZYo