A group of Catholic cardinals and bishops has gone public in expressing their deep concern that the coronavirus pandemic is being exploited as a means of preparing for the establishment of a one-world government. In an online appeal published on May 7, they say they have reason to believe there are powers interested in creating panic among the global population, with the sole aim of permanently imposing unacceptable forms of restriction on freedom, controlling people and tracking their movements. The religious leaders say “the imposition of these illiberal measures is a disturbing prelude to the realization of a World Government beyond all control.”