> He can fit a thousand savages into the city he unilaterally controls. <
A thousand easily. Francis could sell off just part of the Vatican art collection, and then build a high-rise where the Vatican Gardens are now. I wonder why he doesn’t do that.
I guess he’s just too busy telling everyone else what to do.
Sorry, cannot build any high-rises. By Italian law, nothing in Rome may exceed the height of St. Peter’s dome.