Funny that these people being so close to god need to have multiple votes to select the pope - why doesn’t their imaginary friend just send them his choice ?!?
trump has a Cardinal he likes, so not quite. In fact, All but one of the cardinals want to dial back the liberal actions of the recent pope. Stuff like LGBT acceptance
Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
June 14th we take to the streets once again to continue our fight against tyranny, and our fight for those that are in danger of being disenfranchised or deported. We all must stand up for one another.
"To His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, first among the sons of America to ascend the Throne of Saint Peter:May the Holy Spirit guide thy reign, that thy wisdom may shepherd the faithful through shadow and light.Let all Christendom rejoice, for God hath chosen a new Vicar to bind and loose. Ad multos annos!”
It makes me sick that we as a species still engage in this stupid fucking performative witchcraft bullshit, and allow them to hoard wealth and defend pedophiles.
It's always a moment of hope. The Pope is supposed to be a spokesperson for the poor and for the environment. Popes have stressed the dignity of work and fair wages. The Pope is (and is supposed to be) the first Social Justice Warrior.
We will see. This is the first time the Pope is my near contemporary. He's the same age as my husband. I'm hoping for a Social Justice Warrior who will be a strong advocate for the poor and for the environment.
"I was just on the roof, looking for a bag of tourist's chips to steal, when I was caught up in this strange white smoke. Somehow, and I can't explain it, I'm now the Pontiff!"
thank goodness. Every news station - local, national, international - I watch is fixated on the new pope process. As a former Catholic I don't understand why this is preempting all the other things happening in the world.
Yep. Praying Benedict was a one off and we go the way of Francis or John Paul. My heart feels like it being relatively quick for a conclave is a good sign. That they knew we need the best of us right now.
John Paul was not a good pope. He was conservative to a disgusting degree and held the church back from needed reforms that could have saved lives. "He opposed divorce, birth control and abortion, the ordination of women and the lifting of the celibacy requirement for priests."
John Paul was less conservative than every one of his pedessors. You think centuries of church doctrine change overnight? Every single one of the above are church doctrine. We can not argue about Trump ignoring the constitution while expecting a pope to ignore the equivalent.
His opposition to divorce kept my mother in an abusive marriage for two extra years, all because of his obsession. And this isn't just about me, I'm sure many other unhealthy families had similar situations
Exceptions have been standard in situations of abuse since Vatican II. I hate church doctrine on that and so many other things. That's why I no longer participate. But, John Paul didn't create that doctrine and Catholics as a whole were not ready for it to change at that time.
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Progressive would be nice to continue the process of building on Francis’ legacy instead of walking the Church back
A pope that supports MAGA would be worse than the Borgia pope.
They chose a non-MAGA Pope.
MAGA influencers are complaining already!
Who cares?
The whole religious thing is a sad circus of irrationality.
Also The new pope has been chosen minutes ago. we're just waiting on him to walk out those doors now
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And everafter, every pope has had to have their bits examined like Nancy Mace runs the place before they could officially take office.
So maybe not….
Born in Chicago but worked in the missions in Peru and in Latin America, and follows St Francis's theologies.
He's no friend to Donny Two Dolls or Jd Vance
He has Peruvian Ancestry so he is an Latino American.
‼️HABEMUS PAPEM‼️
‼️WE HAVE A NEW POPE‼️
Or signaling that they're getting skeed up... (wait for it) en mass [sic].
Even after the white smoke, G-d remains an incomprehensible mystery
h/t Karl Rahner
Conservators are protectionists of the DOGMA,
against LGBT, women in clergy & marriage for priests
Who will it be?💙🍌
Seems fishy?