He will never affect anything in my life - or death. Ever.
So, yesterday 710 texted from the car: "they chose a new pope. From America!!". My response: "well....fuck".
As to how the U.S. has been going, I would assume we'd just get a Benedict XVI+1 in terms of being a hardliner conservative Catholic - that way they can stonewall and distract from this U.S. Catholic contingent molesting kids.
Allegedly, no. They elected someone who is considered a centrist, but on many social issues he's seen as progressive, embracing marginalized groups like Francis, who championed migrants and the poor. Better yet, he's also critical of JD Vance. (YAY!)
MAGA and far-rights are calling him a "Marxist Woke Pope". Such fucking snowflakes.
I laugh and cringe at the same time. Again, with the 'woke' shit. You mean, the Jesus shit? Love thy neighbor, my fucking ass!
And I'm guessing - just guessing, of course - that the days of the pope being considered "infallible" are over and not recognized or believed by "the faithful". Should they believe the infallible shit, there'd be no uproar, right?
They're only faithful when it is convenient for them, of course. And they don't understand irony, let alone hypocrisy. Nothing I haven't touched on in countless of other posts over he last two decades.
Here's the thing: the pope has no power in U.S. government. Never did. They can express whatever beliefs they want, but it doesn't (or hasn't) changed policy on anything from abortion to death penalty to refugees - and the list goes on.
So why the fuck get bent out of shape over this one? Or any of them.
Sure you could tell them to "suck your dick", but you know.........priests. They might take it literally.
Oh - I'm calling this guy Bob Pope.
btw - the blog post image is from an HBO series, the New Pope, from years back. Totally worth seeing John Malkovich as the pope (if it's still available for streaming). That show was preceded by Jude Law in the Young Pope, which was a bit skeevy, but it ends up tying into the new show.
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Will we ever get to see a female, or - please - a trans, Pope? Well, why not? (Though I'm.....erm.... 'beginning' to doubt it!).
Signed, Raybeard (just one of millions and millions of one-time fervent R.C.s).
So is it Pope Bob, or Bob the Pope? He was a classmate of J's at Villanova, those that know him say he is a very solid manager and a screaming liberal. The American Conservatives are a bit uncomfortable this morning. They can be reassigned where there talents are most needed.
I’m always encouraged when someone is elevated who can speak truth to power. Even if it’s the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, every baby step helps us crush the lunacy currently on display in the US
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