Further: yes this is real and yes the pope liked it and was not offended
noooo i believe weird shit about house spirits and my dead relatives watching me poop whenever there’s a solstice. death is death
Of all the popes in living memory, Francis is the Least Bad. But that's a pretty low fucking bar.
Benedict was getting a lot of flak for that in his last year, especially from Poles and Romani and other Catholic groups that were specifically targeted in the Holocaust. Then there was the fact that some of the worst child abuse cases came to light on his watch, and so did the fact that he helped sweep those cases under the rug.
I don't have any proof, but I feel like he felt that if he stayed in power he'd risk a major schism or at least compromise the Church's activities in the global south.
Not even a conspiracy a HUGE factor in the rise of evangelical Christianity in SA during that time was hiscactions
Ratzinger isn't great, but I always feel compelled to point out that literally every kid was enrolled in the Hitler Youth at that time because it was a child indoctrination program.
the pope hat actually makes you immortal, but none of the cardinals know. shenanigans ensue
Liberation theology is based and leftist and good folks.
Yes I will die on this hill
Yes it’s from reading Freire and Sobrino
I hate that people bash liberation theology. Few things in history have built communities the way religion has and building socialism is all about building communities
I mean, there's no formal ideological association, but there's pretty close links between the EZLN and the local Catholic Church that go well beyond Samuel Ruiz.
No one worth listening to bashes liberation theology. It is sus as all theology is. However it passes the test.
this is a cool and good hill.
we should build a housing complex on this hill so we can all eventually die on it together without having to worry about rain and stuff.
no thanks, im not religious like that and would rather have a place i can sleep.
edit: i mean, theoretically a housing complex could have some form of religious exercise area set aside in its design without necessitating an entire structure dedicated to such anyways.
Maybe I'll read a bit on it. I don't consider any religion good, as an anti-theist. I can at least inform myself on this.
Hey remember shen The pope said communists live in Jesus’ image more then modern Catholics?
Imo, Francis is pretty close to being based. Not 100% but he's a hell of a lot more encouraging than any other pope I can think of.
I mean, fair. I'd be more than happy to see the destruction of all religion anyway, so I'm looking for silver linings here
As far as the catholic pope can be while still being the catholic pope and in comparison to other catholic popes, sure
I mean there are literally other popes out there right now pretty sure there are 4 at any given time
Francis reins over an institution full of predators that protects it's own. No he's not.
This image is from years ago it’s just funny
But the pope is a big deal and what he said in regards to communism/Christianity had a meaningful political impact in the Philippines very recently
