Robert Barron
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
publication date: Wednesday, January 5, 2022 (part of Winter 2022)
category: 
Religion
clue: This Chicagoan-turned-Angeleno is hoping to spark a flame and build an online media empire fairly and scrupulously.
explanation: Bishop Robert Barron is a Catholic Bishop and founder of the "Word on Fire" ministerial media organization. "Fairly and scrupulously" is a play on the definition of "robber baron," which is, in turn, a play on Bishop Barron's name. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, and Jesse King
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