Exactly. This sounds like he got exposed to some esoteric branch that itself was influenced by Christian Missionaries. Back when the east was being explored by the early colonial powers. Christian Missionaries were doing their thing, and converting all the local religions to Christianity. And out of that came a few Buddhist sects that have real Christian leanings, like the metaphysical ideas, gods, heaven, hierarchy, a perverse interpretation of karma, etc...
So if this guy got into those first, then his view of Buddhism is skewed.
"What’s worse, Buddhism holds that enlightenment makes you morally infallible—like the pope, but more so"
So if this guy got into those first, then his view of Buddhism is skewed.
"What’s worse, Buddhism holds that enlightenment makes you morally infallible—like the pope, but more so"
-> Said no Buddhist ever.