I think it's a very apt statue to have in the Vatican and Francis and his acolytes should heed what happened when Laocoon's warnings were ignored. In our day Laocoon would perhaps have tried warning against accepting the Trojan Horse of VII and all its subsequent apostasy.

With the snakes/sea serpents as well as the various versions of the story, one could have a field day with such analogies! Was Laocoon being attacked by the serpents for giving a warning about the dangers they presented? Treachery. Catholics should certainly have feared anyone bearing gifts of 'freedom' etc from faithless Priests, but Laocoon would also represent Lefebvre and other faithful Priests, attacked by Satan and his slithering demons and accolytes.