Pope Francis

[boyst]

5 hours ago, BringMetheHeadofLeonLett said:

Nice cynicism.  Some of us are just stronger minded than your average North Carolina Disney fan- cue Pope Francis, not his 'handlers'.  
Personal story related- there's absolutely no way my Mom didn't stave off death until 45 minutes into December 26th- so she didn't die on my sister's birthday.
 

Go see a national park or something- sounds like you need it.  
 

Oh, wait, they're probably all bulldozed by now...

 

What's with it with my fellow American citizens cheering on ugliness and cynicism in my own country?

This is pretty stupid.

But speaking of Disney and NC; they're building a village in rural NC of all places. 

[Joe Ferguson forever]

Laura loomer vs Pope Leo

https://archive.is/LM7zQ

 

Laura Loomer, a far-right activist who holds significant sway with Mr. Trump, wrote Thursday on social media that Leo’s style would be similar to that of his predecessor, Pope Francis, whom she described as “anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist.”

“Catholics don’t have anything good to look forward to,” she wrote. “Just another Marxist puppet in the Vatican.”

And on Friday, guests on Steve Bannon’s popular right-wing “War Room” podcast piled on, casting Leo as a progressive figure and a continuation of Francis, an outspoken voice for migrants who was often at odds with Mr. Trump.

Mr. Bannon, one of the president’s top allies, told the BBC that the selection was “kind of jaw-dropping,” adding that there was “definitely going to be friction” between the new pope and Mr. Trump.

Edited Saturday at 02:36 PM by Joe Ferguson forever

[B-Man]

 

 

 

Again

 

On 5/3/2025 at 10:21 AM, B-Man said:

 

and as a Catholic for 70 years, and someone with their eyes wide open, I KNOW when when my faith is REALLY being attacked.

 

and it has been , from the left for decades.

 

 

 

Catholic Church To Excommunicate Priests
for Following New US State Law

Newsweek, by James Bickerton

 

The Catholic Church has issued a warning to its clergy in Washington state: Any priest who complies with a new law requiring the reporting of child abuse confessions to authorities will be excommunicated.

 

The new law, which will take effect on July 27, eliminates the long-standing confidentiality of the confessional, forcing Catholic leaders and lawmakers into a highly charged standoff over religious liberty and child protection. However, the Archdiocese of Seattle and several bishops argue that the law not only contravenes church doctrine but crosses constitutional lines, while supporters maintain it is a crucial step to protect minors from abuse.

 

https://www.newsweek.com/catholic-church-excommunicate-priests-following-new-us-state-law-2069039

 

 

 

*  I fully expect the usual suspects here to deflect from the State's unconstitutional law,

 

by bringing up the Church' own scandal from the past.

 

That they cannot see the point demonstrates their own ignorance.