Pope Saint John Paul II used religious liberty to bring about the downfall of Communism in the USSR/Soviet Union. Many trads do not know this, but most Catholics do know it, and even many secular historians admit it openly.
You said Pope Saint John Paul II LOL. Friend, you're so naive.
What happened in the 20th Century was an A/B test among the elites for the best system to enslave the goyim.
One faction believed totalitarian communist regimes were the way to go, whereas others believed an equally godless and
materialistic system like capitalism was more sustainable over the longterm as it provided people with the illusion of
choice. The latter encourages participation and consent to the evils perpetrated by the government while its corporations steer
the culture into the abyss with the lowest soul sucking forms of entertainment and consumerism. At least the Soviets fostered
classical music for the masses. Here we get gangster rap.
The elites ultimately want unprecedented temporal power and are themselves deceived by the devil. The devil simply wants souls
and he has determined for his worldly agents that Democracy, which is transitioning to a technocracy is the ideal tool for this.