Is it just me or does the new pope have a pedo-face?
Do any of them not? Look at that picture.
I thought the same thing.
Come back, PizzaGate! All is forgiven…
A self-administered Rorschach test
Saw a photo at a quick glance and thought they’d elected Tim Walz.
Tampon Tim??
Francis’ pick for his successor, proud supporter of illegal invasions of migrants, not sure if he’s catholic.
JD
He’s KKKommunist like most priests and cardinals. And most likely gay as the day is long.
RCC=roman communist clowns.
Yes, Gym… But YOU are the clown!
“Most priests” are not communists, and only the cardinals promoted by the late pope francis are suspect.
What has been proven beyond mere suspicion is your ability to post stupid comments.
He and the late Pope Frankie are/were ideological twins.
For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would care who the Pope is or listen to anything he says. And this goes for the various cardinals, bishops, etc. in the whole organization.
Like “progressives”, they say one thing and do the opposite. And like with “progressives”, their only real power exists in psychology. If people would wake up to the fact that everything they say/do is part of a brainwashing/conditioning exercise to influence your thoughts and actions. Once you see through their deception, they are powerless to control you through influence alone.
For Catholics, they should investigate the history of the “official” church and see the unmitigated evil this cabal has presided over. How many of them have been sexual perverts, thieves, liars, and the large part they played in robbing their flock and sending their sons off to die in war.
Much of the history that shows the official “church” in a good light is highly dubious at best.
The role of the official “church” seems to be a symbiotic relationship with the state. The “church” leads its flock to support or at least not oppose the tyrannical actions of the state. And no matter how much harm the state causes its citizens, the “church” will placate its adherents by having them focus on the next life.
After all, they serve a future king, so they don’t play much of a role in the current life. Other than building up treasures in heaven.
And this is why the state never truly persecutes the “church”. The “church” is simply an arm of those who rule us.
“For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would care who the Pope is or listen to anything he says.”
Because it’s still a big church, and it still swings a pretty big bat. That’s a lot of money all pushing the same way, so it matters who’s pushing it.
For my part, I now understand Martin Luther and Henry 8th a lot better. Imagine if it Really Mattered who the Pope was because he pretty much governed Europe.
Perhaps the main purpose of the Papacy has been largely replaced by modern media. Since the rise of television and Hollywood, the role of religion in indoctrinating the people with whatever the powers-that-be wanted them to “think” has waned. And so “progressive” politicians and institutions comprised of the same people no longer rely on their religious department as much as before.
And it is interesting that the Papacy was powerful in Europe, but historically very weak in Canada/US. But as the floodgates of immigrants have washed over the West, Catholicism’s power has grown as an army of uneducated/miseducated foot soldiers now live amongst us.
And so long as people subscribe to mainstream religions and “learn” lies from institutions they revere, they will remain poor and ignorant. With ignorance being key to keeping our rulers wealthy.
While the brainwashed zombies defend the very POSs who claim to be trying to help us.
Watto
Do you post as GYM some times:-)))))?????
Is there an offer on the table to make Vatican the 52nd state?
Not to my knowledge. Though it’d be more likely that there’d be something in the works to make Epstein island a Vatican protectorate.
“And this is why the state never truly persecutes the “church”.
I want to say you’re stunningly obtuse but there’s a part of me that says it’s intentional.
Good Grief!!! I know several people like you…constantly pulling sh** out of their ass and flinging it.
Now that you’ve dispensed the insults and displayed your reactive emotion, I eagerly await the part of your rebuttal that includes facts.
Where would you like me to start, genius – Roman Empire, Russian Bolsheviks of 1917? French Revolution? English Reformation?
Read a book.
But I’m an “uneducated” soldier. Right. Here’s something to chew on halfwit, for all your denigration of Western Civilization because of religions…try to get it in your head what brought us all here in the first place.
You think higher education like College and Universities just sprang up from out of nowhere? How about health care, more specifically, hospitals.? How about charities? Philosophy? Architecture? Nope, all secular stuff amirite?
That’s it for me today.
Ah, so because my view differs from yours, I must be unintelligent and uneducated.
Right.
I base my views on what is observable and knowable. I have learned to unlearn much of what appears to not be true. And not because people came to the wrong conclusions, but rather because a small select group of people made decisions a long time ago, and then pretended that they represented us.
Kind of like today.
I no longer believe there was ever a Roman empire. This is simply a cover story to explain anything old that is uncovered that doesn’t fit the narrative of the day. And as such, all the ridiculous stories of Christians being eaten by lions in colosseums and other such fables that aren’t supported by evidence I reject.
I reject virtually all official history before 1800. If you choose to believe we took nearly 2000 years to surpass what “the Romans” had done, that’s your choice.
Instead I believe that the past was similar to today, with people being the same as they are today. And rulers lying to us then, as they do today. And the last conquerors feeding us a false history to make us believe that we are lucky to be where we are today.
But even were none of that the case, Christianity is as strong in Russia today as anywhere else in the western world, if not more so. The same in England and France.
And colleges and universities have existed for centuries, and likely had nothing to do with Christianity, although some did. Same with everything else you mentioned. According to official history, philosophy was blooming at the time of the Greeks which predates Christianity. The “Romans” were already building aqueducts and concrete domed buildings, and the Egyptians supposedly built massive monoliths and pyramids.
Perhaps you should reconsider what you think you know about religion in general and Christianity in particular.
If you were to dig into what the books we call the “Old Testament” appear to say, as opposed to what “the Church” tells us they say, you’d be surprised. You’d be surprised that the verses that supposedly foretell a future messiah don’t say anything of the sort. And that Egypt is never mentioned. Or Greece. Or Rome.
Christianity appears to have been tweaked to appear to be the conclusion of what was written in the “Old Testament”. I have come to believe it is even written about in it. Catholics appear to have been referenced as “the followers of Baal”.
Spoken like a true Lutherin, Watto.
All hail the Holiest protector of man-boy love and general pedophilia.
Yes, very small Nation State for sure, but nevertheless the Vatican has a very defined border. Looking as hard as possible, nowhere was there to be seen even one tent for a migrant, refugee or even a token homeless person. Unfortunate, that.
You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Hypocrisy.
“You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Hypocrisy.”
You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Criminality .
There fixed it for you, and the RCC is the base3 of all modern kkkristianity, which hated/hates Jews.
Yeah, no. Roman Catholicism isn’t even related to Christianity, though it purports to be. Roman Catholicism is by far the greatest persecutor of Christians in history.
Roman Catholicism is to Christianity what the NDP is to democracy. Just because someone claims to be something they’re not does not make that claim valid.
nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
Roman Catholicism is certainly much more related to Christianity than you to humanity, yet here we are.
Thank you, “C”.
RCC is the original Christian church, although the “Roman” part was instituted by Emperor Constantine, who made Christianity the official state religion of Rome… (with a few “adjustments”)
Yeah FC, I am aware. I am not a believer. I don’t personally have a dog in that fight. But is has been my experience that anyone who obsessively preaches hate towards Christianity or Catholicism like Watto or GYM is always some weird backward a$$hole. Either a Muscovy orctodox, or a follower of the pedophile prophet, or one of “rapture anytime now in Israel” moonbats. Also, I have never met a preaching atheist whom I would allow to babysit my children.
Yeah no, “C”. I was raised Christian and likely know at least as much as you about both Christianity and Catholicism. And Islam.
And no, I am not a Muslim or an immigrant. Nor uneducated. Nor, perhaps to your surprise, an atheist.
Rather I am someone who questions what I’ve been taught – no different than most of the people here who think similarly, but perhaps only as it relates to politics.
So although the categories you mention may cover a lot of the bases, they don’t cover them all. And I do not hate Christians, though I find that they enable much of the evil and corruption we experience today by not actively opposing it.
Though I most certainly loathe Catholicism as the evil anti-Christian cult it has always been. And I do so b/c I see it for what it is, and haven’t been brainwashed as a child to see it otherwise.
@ Watto:
“And I do not hate Christians, though I find that they enable much of the evil and corruption we experience today by not actively opposing it.”
Sorry… but a comment like that suggests that you really do hate Christians.
“…that THEY enable MUCH EVIL…”
So… do ALL CHRISTIANS enable MUCH evil? That’s a pretty broad stroke of a brush that I attribute mainly to the likes of bigots like gym.
Christians, as a whole, do not “enable” evil. True Christians following the tenets of Jesus Christ are doing all we can to OPPOSE the evil, for example, that is gaining a foothold inside the RCC.
Then you have the posers and grifters like Biden, and Pelosi, and to an extent, Carney, who make believe that they are actually Catholics who practice the faith, but speak out against the teachings of the church on social issues like abortion.
Those “cafeteria catholics,” as the revered St JPII calls them, are truly the evil ones.
Wanton,
You’re a crank.
You’re a one trick pony.
You’re a c|_|n+ who flaps its lips too much everytinme someone mentions anything remotely relevant to Catholicism or Christianity.
You never have anything of substance to say and for your preachy tone alone I would feel perfectly justified to push a brick down your throat.
You stink up every conversation.
You’re like a Jehovah witness on SDA.
You have no appeal.
You have no rhythm.
FC, I do not hate Christians. I was one for most of my life, and my family and several lifelong friends are/were Christian. My statement was that Christians in general do not oppose evil. There’s quite a distinction between not cheering for evil, and actually doing something to stand in its way.
For example, were a pedophile to somehow find himself somehow having fallen down the same flight of stairs repeatedly onto various metal implements, what are the odds a Christian was involved?
I agree that actual Christians (as opposed to, say, United Church “Christians”) do their best to follow the teachings of Jesus, though I would now say that several of those teachings, and virtually all of the separate and contradictory teachings of Paul, are not good, wise, or in keeping with the various books of what we’re encouraged to lump into the “Old Testament”.
New Testament” says, and venerate books and traditions that aren’t in the “New Testament”. They also follow the contradictory teachings of the various Pedophiles-in-Chief elected by other pedophiles in the building of the Snake.
The “cafeteria Catholics” as you call them are the norm, and not the exception at every level above the congregants. And nothing has changed since Day 1 as far back as written history goes.
Reforming the Catholic Church is akin to reforming the Mafia. It implies is was ever good, and that it has simply strayed from its beginnings. I posit that it continues to work as intended.
C, once again you go straight to childish insults. It’s revealing of you and your character, or lack thereof.
And you demonstrate your inability to read or at least to remember. I have never once piped up about Christianity other than to generally defend it. Catholicism however is quite another matter. Much as I would rightfully attack the “Westboro Baptist” CIA psy-op group.
You react like a Dipper would to truth – emotionally and with malice. You’re the type that would attack a messenger b/c you didn’t like the message.
Like I said, a preaching crank delusional about own value and insight it offers.
If the flooding of the US with Latinos had continued as planned, then, as the chortling media used to constantly pronounce, the US would have become majority Catholic. One of the criticisms of the Church offered up during the Reformation was that the Church was more worried about its own power and its’ project to recreate the Roman Empire with the Church at its helm than it was about the lives of ordinary people. It’s easy to think that the Vatican is more interested in wielding great influence over the US than over the plight of migrants.
So menstrual pads in Vatican washrooms or not?
Just in – Obama appointee Judge Boasberg has nullified the Cardinals’ decision… so it’s back to the drawing board.
Har!
Deep dish vs Neapolitan pizza…things might get ugly in Italy.
FWIW – from the biased source Wikipedia under Leo XIV
In 2000, Prevost allowed Father James Ray, an Augustinian priest, to reside at St. John Stone Friary in Chicago. Ray had been suspended from public ministry since 1991 due to credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. The Augustinians noted that Ray was assigned a monitor while at St. John Stone. Ray was moved to a different residence in 2002 when the US Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted stricter rules for handling priests accused of abusing minors.
Views of Leo XIV
Gender:
Then Cardinal Prevost opposed the inclusion of curriculum regarding “teachings on gender in schools” in Peru, stating that that the “promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don’t exist”.[31]
Homosexuality:
In 2010, then Cardinal Prevost lamented that popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel”, citing the “homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children.”[31]
Ordination of women:
Pope Leo XIV has historically opposed the ordination of women to the [[Deacon|diaconate].[32]
Refugees:
Cardinal Prevost has been supportive of refugees.
Live in suburban Chicago – never heard of Prevost
He has been in Peru for a very long time, an interesting choice. The responses to his ordination were also interesting.
And yes, he’s more right leaning than Pope Francis was on LGBT issues (Pope Francis was hardly left leaning, truth be told) — but his approach will likely be to condemn society/culture for its distortions than to go after such individuals. In this, he is quite correct.
Most of the Church is supportive of refugees, especially if they come from Catholic countries. The Church isn’t nationalist — why this surprises anyone is beyond me. But, there is of course room for dialogue; Pope Leo will probably be better at this than Pope Francis was: he’s multi-lingual, has worked as a Church diplomat; and English is his native language. We’ll see.
As expected, Carney’s CBC had a woman on explaining that the new pope is against everything Trump stands for.
Brings a whole new weight to the question “Is the Pope a bear?”
Maybe a furry.
And just what is he doing in the woods, anyway?
”… environmental stewardship, care for the marginalized, support for migrants …”
So long as he believes in preserving the REAL environment, and not STEALING the modest resources of the average worker via carbon taxes and artificially inflated energy prices because of the Global Warming FRAUD … then I’m OK with that. And so long as he believes in stopping migration by counseling ALL countries to provide a comfortable upwardly mobile living for its own citizens. And stands against the arbitrary mixing of incompatible races and cultures … then I agree … I support all migrants returning to their nations or origin and their established cultures. Call it support for re-migration
Not likely. He is American, but spent much time in the South American wing of the church that preaches the “liberation theology” Francis lived by.
Yeah … another NOT too moderate Pope. In fact … the ONLY reason he is considered a “moderate” is that he won’t fully embrace (yuck) the LGBTQueers. But … mark my words … he will change that … and the CC will go full woke … full antichrist.
Big Wish Kenji.
If this new Pope hates Trump on his illegal immigrants …doest that tell you everything. If the Vatican would open its doors to illegal immigrants, homeless etc then I might be okay with him telling us what to do! If its so wonderful to have them in our countries – what isnt it happening in yours? . Dole out some of your Vatican dollars and help them out.
BINGO !!!
Well, Carney & Canada MSM all slobbering all over the news, pretty much sums it up.
So the Vatican selected another Marxist as Pope huh ? Figures.
In the old days, the Pope had to be Catholic…. now they have to be WEF approved.
Shame.
I believe Archbishop Vagano is correct in his assertions regarding the state of the “modern” church.
Just like Governments all over the western world , the church is under attack from within.
A lament I hear from Catholics all the time is that the Church left them, they didnt leave the Church.
You dont need a Church in Rome to have belief in and a respect and Love for Jesus Christ.
Here is some info I pulled off of the talking television machine regarding the insertion of George Soros as, “Pope”.
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Quick Facts About the new Pope, Leo XIV (Former Cardinal Robert Prevost) – the first American Pope (originally from Chicago):
1. Cardinal Prevost, in his capacity as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was instrumental in the elimination of conservative clergy and selecting left leaning priests to be elevated to Bishoprics loyal to Francis’ vision.
2. He is extremely tight with higher ranking members of the United Nations and said to have an excellent relationship with UN administrators due to several years of managing the Augustinian NGO.
3. He was instrumental in eliminating the Latin Mass on behalf of Francis.
4. He was opposed to “gender ideology” in 2012, but he has not mentioned anything about it in recent years. He has said that church members should be “free to express who they are” in Church.
5. He essentially wiped out all “right wing” Catholic organizations in Latin America from his role as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
6. He was accused of hiding child molesters within church run facilities near schools.
7. He is a major proponent of mass migration and open borders – even having won an award and praise for supporting Venezuelan migrants.
8. He worked closely with George Soros’ Open Society Foundations in his missionary capacity and thereafter. “Both Prevost and the Open Society Foundations share a commitment to social justice and supporting those who are marginalized or in need. Prevost’s support for Francis’s vision of greater openness and reform within the Church, as well as his own advocacy for social issues, aligns with the Open Society Foundations’ work.”
It would be nice if the new pope was Catholic for a change.
I don’t think I can survive another papacy like Francis. I suppose the new pope may be a little better, but it’s still not enough. I’m losing faith with the RCC.. I’m convinced that the Vatican is losing it’s connection with Christ, but it was what I expected. Francis “stacked the deck” with like-minded cardinals knowing full well what the agenda is. As I predicted… it was highly unlikely that a traditional pope (I don’t like using the term “conservative” with it’s political connotation, in the context of Church affairs) would have been selected by this conclave. The enemy has gained a foothold within the Church, to my dismay.
I will continue practicing as a Catholic, following the true interpretations of the gospels, but I’m afraid as far as affairs with the Vatican are concerned, I will see them as lost souls. May heaven help them, and the new pope, see the light, and guide them toward the true meaning of the Word of Christ.
From the depths of the crypt at Saint Giles
Came a scream that resounded for miles
Said the Bishop, “Goodness, gracious,
Has Father Ignatius
Forgotten the Pontiff has piles?”
Is it just me or does the new pope have a pedo-face?
Do any of them not? Look at that picture.
I thought the same thing.
Come back, PizzaGate! All is forgiven…
A self-administered Rorschach test
Saw a photo at a quick glance and thought they’d elected Tim Walz.
Tampon Tim??
Francis’ pick for his successor, proud supporter of illegal invasions of migrants, not sure if he’s catholic.
JD
He’s KKKommunist like most priests and cardinals. And most likely gay as the day is long.
RCC=roman communist clowns.
Yes, Gym… But YOU are the clown!
“Most priests” are not communists, and only the cardinals promoted by the late pope francis are suspect.
What has been proven beyond mere suspicion is your ability to post stupid comments.
He and the late Pope Frankie are/were ideological twins.
For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would care who the Pope is or listen to anything he says. And this goes for the various cardinals, bishops, etc. in the whole organization.
Like “progressives”, they say one thing and do the opposite. And like with “progressives”, their only real power exists in psychology. If people would wake up to the fact that everything they say/do is part of a brainwashing/conditioning exercise to influence your thoughts and actions. Once you see through their deception, they are powerless to control you through influence alone.
For Catholics, they should investigate the history of the “official” church and see the unmitigated evil this cabal has presided over. How many of them have been sexual perverts, thieves, liars, and the large part they played in robbing their flock and sending their sons off to die in war.
Much of the history that shows the official “church” in a good light is highly dubious at best.
The role of the official “church” seems to be a symbiotic relationship with the state. The “church” leads its flock to support or at least not oppose the tyrannical actions of the state. And no matter how much harm the state causes its citizens, the “church” will placate its adherents by having them focus on the next life.
After all, they serve a future king, so they don’t play much of a role in the current life. Other than building up treasures in heaven.
And this is why the state never truly persecutes the “church”. The “church” is simply an arm of those who rule us.
“For the life of me, I can’t understand why anyone would care who the Pope is or listen to anything he says.”
Because it’s still a big church, and it still swings a pretty big bat. That’s a lot of money all pushing the same way, so it matters who’s pushing it.
For my part, I now understand Martin Luther and Henry 8th a lot better. Imagine if it Really Mattered who the Pope was because he pretty much governed Europe.
Perhaps the main purpose of the Papacy has been largely replaced by modern media. Since the rise of television and Hollywood, the role of religion in indoctrinating the people with whatever the powers-that-be wanted them to “think” has waned. And so “progressive” politicians and institutions comprised of the same people no longer rely on their religious department as much as before.
And it is interesting that the Papacy was powerful in Europe, but historically very weak in Canada/US. But as the floodgates of immigrants have washed over the West, Catholicism’s power has grown as an army of uneducated/miseducated foot soldiers now live amongst us.
And so long as people subscribe to mainstream religions and “learn” lies from institutions they revere, they will remain poor and ignorant. With ignorance being key to keeping our rulers wealthy.
While the brainwashed zombies defend the very POSs who claim to be trying to help us.
Watto
Do you post as GYM some times:-)))))?????
Is there an offer on the table to make Vatican the 52nd state?
Not to my knowledge. Though it’d be more likely that there’d be something in the works to make Epstein island a Vatican protectorate.
“And this is why the state never truly persecutes the “church”.
I want to say you’re stunningly obtuse but there’s a part of me that says it’s intentional.
Good Grief!!! I know several people like you…constantly pulling sh** out of their ass and flinging it.
Now that you’ve dispensed the insults and displayed your reactive emotion, I eagerly await the part of your rebuttal that includes facts.
Where would you like me to start, genius – Roman Empire, Russian Bolsheviks of 1917? French Revolution? English Reformation?
Read a book.
But I’m an “uneducated” soldier. Right. Here’s something to chew on halfwit, for all your denigration of Western Civilization because of religions…try to get it in your head what brought us all here in the first place.
You think higher education like College and Universities just sprang up from out of nowhere? How about health care, more specifically, hospitals.? How about charities? Philosophy? Architecture? Nope, all secular stuff amirite?
That’s it for me today.
Ah, so because my view differs from yours, I must be unintelligent and uneducated.
Right.
I base my views on what is observable and knowable. I have learned to unlearn much of what appears to not be true. And not because people came to the wrong conclusions, but rather because a small select group of people made decisions a long time ago, and then pretended that they represented us.
Kind of like today.
I no longer believe there was ever a Roman empire. This is simply a cover story to explain anything old that is uncovered that doesn’t fit the narrative of the day. And as such, all the ridiculous stories of Christians being eaten by lions in colosseums and other such fables that aren’t supported by evidence I reject.
I reject virtually all official history before 1800. If you choose to believe we took nearly 2000 years to surpass what “the Romans” had done, that’s your choice.
Instead I believe that the past was similar to today, with people being the same as they are today. And rulers lying to us then, as they do today. And the last conquerors feeding us a false history to make us believe that we are lucky to be where we are today.
But even were none of that the case, Christianity is as strong in Russia today as anywhere else in the western world, if not more so. The same in England and France.
And colleges and universities have existed for centuries, and likely had nothing to do with Christianity, although some did. Same with everything else you mentioned. According to official history, philosophy was blooming at the time of the Greeks which predates Christianity. The “Romans” were already building aqueducts and concrete domed buildings, and the Egyptians supposedly built massive monoliths and pyramids.
Perhaps you should reconsider what you think you know about religion in general and Christianity in particular.
If you were to dig into what the books we call the “Old Testament” appear to say, as opposed to what “the Church” tells us they say, you’d be surprised. You’d be surprised that the verses that supposedly foretell a future messiah don’t say anything of the sort. And that Egypt is never mentioned. Or Greece. Or Rome.
Christianity appears to have been tweaked to appear to be the conclusion of what was written in the “Old Testament”. I have come to believe it is even written about in it. Catholics appear to have been referenced as “the followers of Baal”.
Spoken like a true Lutherin, Watto.
All hail the Holiest protector of man-boy love and general pedophilia.
Yes, very small Nation State for sure, but nevertheless the Vatican has a very defined border. Looking as hard as possible, nowhere was there to be seen even one tent for a migrant, refugee or even a token homeless person. Unfortunate, that.
You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Hypocrisy.
“You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Hypocrisy.”
You nailed it. The Pinnacle of Criminality .
There fixed it for you, and the RCC is the base3 of all modern kkkristianity, which hated/hates Jews.
Yeah, no. Roman Catholicism isn’t even related to Christianity, though it purports to be. Roman Catholicism is by far the greatest persecutor of Christians in history.
Roman Catholicism is to Christianity what the NDP is to democracy. Just because someone claims to be something they’re not does not make that claim valid.
nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition
Roman Catholicism is certainly much more related to Christianity than you to humanity, yet here we are.
Thank you, “C”.
RCC is the original Christian church, although the “Roman” part was instituted by Emperor Constantine, who made Christianity the official state religion of Rome… (with a few “adjustments”)
Yeah FC, I am aware. I am not a believer. I don’t personally have a dog in that fight. But is has been my experience that anyone who obsessively preaches hate towards Christianity or Catholicism like Watto or GYM is always some weird backward a$$hole. Either a Muscovy orctodox, or a follower of the pedophile prophet, or one of “rapture anytime now in Israel” moonbats. Also, I have never met a preaching atheist whom I would allow to babysit my children.
Yeah no, “C”. I was raised Christian and likely know at least as much as you about both Christianity and Catholicism. And Islam.
And no, I am not a Muslim or an immigrant. Nor uneducated. Nor, perhaps to your surprise, an atheist.
Rather I am someone who questions what I’ve been taught – no different than most of the people here who think similarly, but perhaps only as it relates to politics.
So although the categories you mention may cover a lot of the bases, they don’t cover them all. And I do not hate Christians, though I find that they enable much of the evil and corruption we experience today by not actively opposing it.
Though I most certainly loathe Catholicism as the evil anti-Christian cult it has always been. And I do so b/c I see it for what it is, and haven’t been brainwashed as a child to see it otherwise.
@ Watto:
“And I do not hate Christians, though I find that they enable much of the evil and corruption we experience today by not actively opposing it.”
Sorry… but a comment like that suggests that you really do hate Christians.
“…that THEY enable MUCH EVIL…”
So… do ALL CHRISTIANS enable MUCH evil? That’s a pretty broad stroke of a brush that I attribute mainly to the likes of bigots like gym.
Christians, as a whole, do not “enable” evil. True Christians following the tenets of Jesus Christ are doing all we can to OPPOSE the evil, for example, that is gaining a foothold inside the RCC.
Then you have the posers and grifters like Biden, and Pelosi, and to an extent, Carney, who make believe that they are actually Catholics who practice the faith, but speak out against the teachings of the church on social issues like abortion.
Those “cafeteria catholics,” as the revered St JPII calls them, are truly the evil ones.
Wanton,
You’re a crank.
You’re a one trick pony.
You’re a c|_|n+ who flaps its lips too much everytinme someone mentions anything remotely relevant to Catholicism or Christianity.
You never have anything of substance to say and for your preachy tone alone I would feel perfectly justified to push a brick down your throat.
You stink up every conversation.
You’re like a Jehovah witness on SDA.
You have no appeal.
You have no rhythm.
FC, I do not hate Christians. I was one for most of my life, and my family and several lifelong friends are/were Christian. My statement was that Christians in general do not oppose evil. There’s quite a distinction between not cheering for evil, and actually doing something to stand in its way.
For example, were a pedophile to somehow find himself somehow having fallen down the same flight of stairs repeatedly onto various metal implements, what are the odds a Christian was involved?
I agree that actual Christians (as opposed to, say, United Church “Christians”) do their best to follow the teachings of Jesus, though I would now say that several of those teachings, and virtually all of the separate and contradictory teachings of Paul, are not good, wise, or in keeping with the various books of what we’re encouraged to lump into the “Old Testament”.
New Testament” says, and venerate books and traditions that aren’t in the “New Testament”. They also follow the contradictory teachings of the various Pedophiles-in-Chief elected by other pedophiles in the building of the Snake.
The “cafeteria Catholics” as you call them are the norm, and not the exception at every level above the congregants. And nothing has changed since Day 1 as far back as written history goes.
Reforming the Catholic Church is akin to reforming the Mafia. It implies is was ever good, and that it has simply strayed from its beginnings. I posit that it continues to work as intended.
C, once again you go straight to childish insults. It’s revealing of you and your character, or lack thereof.
And you demonstrate your inability to read or at least to remember. I have never once piped up about Christianity other than to generally defend it. Catholicism however is quite another matter. Much as I would rightfully attack the “Westboro Baptist” CIA psy-op group.
You react like a Dipper would to truth – emotionally and with malice. You’re the type that would attack a messenger b/c you didn’t like the message.
Like I said, a preaching crank delusional about own value and insight it offers.
If the flooding of the US with Latinos had continued as planned, then, as the chortling media used to constantly pronounce, the US would have become majority Catholic. One of the criticisms of the Church offered up during the Reformation was that the Church was more worried about its own power and its’ project to recreate the Roman Empire with the Church at its helm than it was about the lives of ordinary people. It’s easy to think that the Vatican is more interested in wielding great influence over the US than over the plight of migrants.
So menstrual pads in Vatican washrooms or not?
Just in – Obama appointee Judge Boasberg has nullified the Cardinals’ decision… so it’s back to the drawing board.
Har!
Deep dish vs Neapolitan pizza…things might get ugly in Italy.
FWIW – from the biased source Wikipedia under Leo XIV
In 2000, Prevost allowed Father James Ray, an Augustinian priest, to reside at St. John Stone Friary in Chicago. Ray had been suspended from public ministry since 1991 due to credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors. The Augustinians noted that Ray was assigned a monitor while at St. John Stone. Ray was moved to a different residence in 2002 when the US Conference of Catholic Bishops adopted stricter rules for handling priests accused of abusing minors.
Views of Leo XIV
Gender:
Then Cardinal Prevost opposed the inclusion of curriculum regarding “teachings on gender in schools” in Peru, stating that that the “promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don’t exist”.[31]
Homosexuality:
In 2010, then Cardinal Prevost lamented that popular culture fostered “sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel”, citing the “homosexual lifestyle” and “alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children.”[31]
Ordination of women:
Pope Leo XIV has historically opposed the ordination of women to the [[Deacon|diaconate].[32]
Refugees:
Cardinal Prevost has been supportive of refugees.
Live in suburban Chicago – never heard of Prevost
He has been in Peru for a very long time, an interesting choice. The responses to his ordination were also interesting.
And yes, he’s more right leaning than Pope Francis was on LGBT issues (Pope Francis was hardly left leaning, truth be told) — but his approach will likely be to condemn society/culture for its distortions than to go after such individuals. In this, he is quite correct.
Most of the Church is supportive of refugees, especially if they come from Catholic countries. The Church isn’t nationalist — why this surprises anyone is beyond me. But, there is of course room for dialogue; Pope Leo will probably be better at this than Pope Francis was: he’s multi-lingual, has worked as a Church diplomat; and English is his native language. We’ll see.
As expected, Carney’s CBC had a woman on explaining that the new pope is against everything Trump stands for.
“JD Vance on line one, Your Holiness.”
https://x.com/skscartoon/status/1920564917335204090
I wonder if he ever took a dump in the woods.
More likely than a roll in the clover.
Brings a whole new weight to the question “Is the Pope a bear?”
Maybe a furry.
And just what is he doing in the woods, anyway?
”… environmental stewardship, care for the marginalized, support for migrants …”
So long as he believes in preserving the REAL environment, and not STEALING the modest resources of the average worker via carbon taxes and artificially inflated energy prices because of the Global Warming FRAUD … then I’m OK with that. And so long as he believes in stopping migration by counseling ALL countries to provide a comfortable upwardly mobile living for its own citizens. And stands against the arbitrary mixing of incompatible races and cultures … then I agree … I support all migrants returning to their nations or origin and their established cultures. Call it support for re-migration
Not likely. He is American, but spent much time in the South American wing of the church that preaches the “liberation theology” Francis lived by.
Yeah … another NOT too moderate Pope. In fact … the ONLY reason he is considered a “moderate” is that he won’t fully embrace (yuck) the LGBTQueers. But … mark my words … he will change that … and the CC will go full woke … full antichrist.
Big Wish Kenji.
If this new Pope hates Trump on his illegal immigrants …doest that tell you everything. If the Vatican would open its doors to illegal immigrants, homeless etc then I might be okay with him telling us what to do! If its so wonderful to have them in our countries – what isnt it happening in yours? . Dole out some of your Vatican dollars and help them out.
BINGO !!!
Well, Carney & Canada MSM all slobbering all over the news, pretty much sums it up.
So the Vatican selected another Marxist as Pope huh ? Figures.
In the old days, the Pope had to be Catholic…. now they have to be WEF approved.
Shame.
I believe Archbishop Vagano is correct in his assertions regarding the state of the “modern” church.
Just like Governments all over the western world , the church is under attack from within.
A lament I hear from Catholics all the time is that the Church left them, they didnt leave the Church.
You dont need a Church in Rome to have belief in and a respect and Love for Jesus Christ.
Here is some info I pulled off of the talking television machine regarding the insertion of George Soros as, “Pope”.
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Quick Facts About the new Pope, Leo XIV (Former Cardinal Robert Prevost) – the first American Pope (originally from Chicago):
1. Cardinal Prevost, in his capacity as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, was instrumental in the elimination of conservative clergy and selecting left leaning priests to be elevated to Bishoprics loyal to Francis’ vision.
2. He is extremely tight with higher ranking members of the United Nations and said to have an excellent relationship with UN administrators due to several years of managing the Augustinian NGO.
3. He was instrumental in eliminating the Latin Mass on behalf of Francis.
4. He was opposed to “gender ideology” in 2012, but he has not mentioned anything about it in recent years. He has said that church members should be “free to express who they are” in Church.
5. He essentially wiped out all “right wing” Catholic organizations in Latin America from his role as president of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.
6. He was accused of hiding child molesters within church run facilities near schools.
7. He is a major proponent of mass migration and open borders – even having won an award and praise for supporting Venezuelan migrants.
8. He worked closely with George Soros’ Open Society Foundations in his missionary capacity and thereafter. “Both Prevost and the Open Society Foundations share a commitment to social justice and supporting those who are marginalized or in need. Prevost’s support for Francis’s vision of greater openness and reform within the Church, as well as his own advocacy for social issues, aligns with the Open Society Foundations’ work.”
It would be nice if the new pope was Catholic for a change.
I don’t think I can survive another papacy like Francis. I suppose the new pope may be a little better, but it’s still not enough. I’m losing faith with the RCC.. I’m convinced that the Vatican is losing it’s connection with Christ, but it was what I expected. Francis “stacked the deck” with like-minded cardinals knowing full well what the agenda is. As I predicted… it was highly unlikely that a traditional pope (I don’t like using the term “conservative” with it’s political connotation, in the context of Church affairs) would have been selected by this conclave. The enemy has gained a foothold within the Church, to my dismay.
I will continue practicing as a Catholic, following the true interpretations of the gospels, but I’m afraid as far as affairs with the Vatican are concerned, I will see them as lost souls. May heaven help them, and the new pope, see the light, and guide them toward the true meaning of the Word of Christ.
From the depths of the crypt at Saint Giles
Came a scream that resounded for miles
Said the Bishop, “Goodness, gracious,
Has Father Ignatius
Forgotten the Pontiff has piles?”