I don’t see how the leader of an institution that perpetuated decades (or is centuries?) of sex abuse and capital punishment to children is suddenly the voice of moral clarity American’s desperately need during these fraught times. Am I the only former Catholic who remembers how every single leader in the Catholic Church did their best to cover up the abuse and then spent millions fighting the allegations in court? Pope Leo is no exception - stonewalling and refusing to provide information regarding abuse allegations against priests under his supervision and in his religious order.
Good on Pope Leo for sending out a few tweets smacking down JD Vance, and supporting immigrants, but best I can tell, he along with most other Catholic priests, bishops, cardinals, and former popes should be charged with aiding, abetting, and covering up criminal behavior. The fact that they all walked away scott free is a massive failure of the criminal justice system.
There aren’t enough adjectives to describe the horrors trumpism is inflicting upon the country. But I don’t see the new Pope of a corrupt, craven Catholic Church being an antidote to Trumpism. Look no further than Cardinal Dolan’s sycophancy toward trump as a reminder of that fact.
1st - let’s see more pictures of your French dog! I’m an American with 3/4’s French blood pumping thru my veins so I salute my French comrade’s joy and affection. 2nd - You know Charlie, I used to think you were kind of a turd back in your TMJ days because you seemed to be sort of stuck up and a little too much of a Republican in the stodgy / close-minded sense of the world. On issues of things like abortion, I felt that you were too willing to align with policies that slanted towards cruelty to women without being willing to confront some of the insidious lies that were contained within them. But I admittedly, never listened enough to hear “the rest of the story”.
Now I am a proud subscriber because I am encouraged by the fact that you consistently provide clear, informative and compelling arguments against the moral turpitude of our nation’s leaders. You are in a position to move the needle. And now firmly aligned yourself with a man, who I too believe, will prove to be a pope for the ages. I too believe and pray that he will carry the moral authority and Gospel message forward in history to confront the worst spiritual battle that our nation has ever faced.
Godspeed to you, and don’t forget about the French dog pics. 😎
The greatest gift this Pope could give the world would be an Encyclical, which carries the greatest weight of Papal teaching authority short of an infallible pronouncement, on the error of "Christian Nationalism" which is erroneously embraced by an increasing number of Catholics across the globe.
Just as Leo XIII attempted to guide the church between unbridled capitalist excess and emergent socialism in the late 19th century.
I wonder what kind of odds Nate Silver would have given the prospect of a MAGA pope had he only known that Pope Francis appointed 80 of the ~130 Cardinals that would be Leo XIV selectors.
I’m just encouraged that it appears there will not be a U-turn in the direction Pope Francis was going. I think some of the conservatives in the church lost sight of the fact that “Love one another as I have loved you” doesn’t only apply to straight, white, conservative, Christians.
A new child-abuser-in-chief. Big fuckin' deal.
I don’t see how the leader of an institution that perpetuated decades (or is centuries?) of sex abuse and capital punishment to children is suddenly the voice of moral clarity American’s desperately need during these fraught times. Am I the only former Catholic who remembers how every single leader in the Catholic Church did their best to cover up the abuse and then spent millions fighting the allegations in court? Pope Leo is no exception - stonewalling and refusing to provide information regarding abuse allegations against priests under his supervision and in his religious order.
Good on Pope Leo for sending out a few tweets smacking down JD Vance, and supporting immigrants, but best I can tell, he along with most other Catholic priests, bishops, cardinals, and former popes should be charged with aiding, abetting, and covering up criminal behavior. The fact that they all walked away scott free is a massive failure of the criminal justice system.
There aren’t enough adjectives to describe the horrors trumpism is inflicting upon the country. But I don’t see the new Pope of a corrupt, craven Catholic Church being an antidote to Trumpism. Look no further than Cardinal Dolan’s sycophancy toward trump as a reminder of that fact.
https://apnews.com/article/new-pope-leo-sex-abuse-cases-catholic-church-ee0b409fbf320a3382af03bc0ecc9561
The only Person who can bell the Foggy Bottom cat is among us...
"The election of Pope Leo XIV seems like a Dei hire"
Yes,
Agnus Dei
Pope Leo XIV a DEI hire, indeed!
Always worth reading. Very little gives me hope for this world except you, your pups, my pups, ad my never ending supply of vodka!
1st - let’s see more pictures of your French dog! I’m an American with 3/4’s French blood pumping thru my veins so I salute my French comrade’s joy and affection. 2nd - You know Charlie, I used to think you were kind of a turd back in your TMJ days because you seemed to be sort of stuck up and a little too much of a Republican in the stodgy / close-minded sense of the world. On issues of things like abortion, I felt that you were too willing to align with policies that slanted towards cruelty to women without being willing to confront some of the insidious lies that were contained within them. But I admittedly, never listened enough to hear “the rest of the story”.
Now I am a proud subscriber because I am encouraged by the fact that you consistently provide clear, informative and compelling arguments against the moral turpitude of our nation’s leaders. You are in a position to move the needle. And now firmly aligned yourself with a man, who I too believe, will prove to be a pope for the ages. I too believe and pray that he will carry the moral authority and Gospel message forward in history to confront the worst spiritual battle that our nation has ever faced.
Godspeed to you, and don’t forget about the French dog pics. 😎
I pray every night for a cure for our democracy. Maybe God is answering my prayers in a way I didn’t expect, but am thrilled with! 🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸
The greatest gift this Pope could give the world would be an Encyclical, which carries the greatest weight of Papal teaching authority short of an infallible pronouncement, on the error of "Christian Nationalism" which is erroneously embraced by an increasing number of Catholics across the globe.
Just as Leo XIII attempted to guide the church between unbridled capitalist excess and emergent socialism in the late 19th century.
I wonder what kind of odds Nate Silver would have given the prospect of a MAGA pope had he only known that Pope Francis appointed 80 of the ~130 Cardinals that would be Leo XIV selectors.
You are the best.. you are doing yeoman's work.. covering everything, everywhere, all at once.
I’m just encouraged that it appears there will not be a U-turn in the direction Pope Francis was going. I think some of the conservatives in the church lost sight of the fact that “Love one another as I have loved you” doesn’t only apply to straight, white, conservative, Christians.
Just void of all empathy and compassion
Void of any conscience
Void of any emotions of regret or remorse
It is all arrested, emotional development, and maturing
In order to be healthy human being you need to grow emotionally
Legalists
transactional, hatred bigotry, mocking, and ridiculing is not emotionally growing or spiritually growing
It is narcissism
It is a mental health issue
Let’s ponder the meaning of “skeptical of gender ideology.”
To me it means that a person’s gender may indeed be different than how “others” see them!
How similar this concept is to Pope Francis’ remark about the morality of gay (celibate) priests! “WHO are we to judge?”
IMHO we need humility and respect in understanding all creation!
I love how Pope Francis used to say
“ who am I to judge?”
The Maga
Racists
White supremacists
Christian nationalists
Misogynists
Bigots
Homophobia
Against immigrants
Against LGTBQ
Hated him saying that
They hated him calling them out on all their hatred, racism, bigotry, and misogyny
Hated