It looks like Pope Francis is on the way out as he has pneumonia (the friend of the aged).
THE GUARDIANPope Francis IS 88 and has been in hospital for over a week. The prognosis doesn't look good.
By and large I've liked reading about old Pope Frank. He's shown some guts and determination in the role as pope albeit being constrained and overly influenced by Vatican tradition and that silly religion he's part of. Even while generally 'toeing the line' he has made significant pronouncements on the rights of LGBQT people and has spoken against vile right wing racists like Donald Trump. He will be missed when he resigns or dies.
"The Vatican hierarchy tried to tamp down speculation that the pope might decide to resign. There is no provision in canon law for what to do if a pope becomes incapacitated.
Francis has said that he has written a letter of resignation that would be invoked if he were medically incapable of making such a decision. The pope remains fully conscious, alert, eating and working.
The Vatican secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, gave a rare interview to Corriere della Sera to respond to rumours about a possible resignation."
- The Guardian
Yeah, well, it's inevitable.The problem is though that, in this world of reactionary thinking where advancements and reforms are under attack by the far right, white supremacists, fascists, oligarchs and dictators (that just about sums up Trump and his cronies) we may not see another pope with free will and intelligence like Pope Francis. The Catholic Church is ultra conservative and has had close relationships with dictators and fascists in the past. The cardinals might elect someone who will do a Trump/Musk job of dismantling the changes that Frank pushed through over the last decade.
I guess Catholic 'apologists' like Trent Horn would be happy to see a new conservative pope - one who doesn't say outrageous things like:
"All religions are a path to reach God. They are like different languages, different idioms to get there but God is God for everyone."
- Pope Francis
No doubt Robert agrees with Horn.
What would be nice to see is the election of an even more liberal, intelligent, pragmatic and progressive pope with real 'christian values' to replace Pope Francis.
Hey! Maybe a woman?
No, hell will freeze over first.
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Sorry, just enjoying watching some paint dry so haven't had time to read this.
That's alright. You don't need to apologise. You can leave that to Trent horn.
Ha, ha!
Actually quite a good effort for a confirmed atheist and heretic.
I think your adherence to modernistic thinking overlooks the stability of Catholic dogma. The Catholic church as a benchmark reigns in popularist wishy washy ideas like, for instance, that morality should suit common opinion. I don't see mad people with deviant and unnatural sex preferences having lesser rights either. Shouldn't we be more concerned with the rights of the unborn? The problem for the Catholic Church is how far can they bend Christ's strict teachings before they join the ranks of the protestant churches. Now there's a thought. Imagine a world with no Church, just protestants.
No. The unborn are exactly that - unborn and as much of a woman’s body as is her organs and bones. Leave religion out of it.
Re religion though, enlighten me as to what Jesus, not the Catholic Church, said about abortion.
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