In recent decades, the pope-first John Paul II, then Benedict, and now Francis-has become a ubiquitous global figure, made so through jet travel, mass media, and a cult of personality.
The second thing is either building a new party or, you know, bringing the Republican Party back from the abyss of this cult of personality that has engulfed it.
Mussolini's actions grew increasingly brazen, and he began to build his so-called " cult of personality." In 1925, he essentially admitted that he was behind the assassination of the socialist leader Giacomo Matteotti.