Who said that the Vatican and the Catholic Church aren't a political force?
Not me - I've seen religions as being political forever, in fact, that's why they really exist. It's a means of social control.
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The election of an American to the position of pope was in the past never seen as a viable possibility. This is because it was seen, in modern times anyway, that the position shouldn't be given to someone from a leading and powerful country as that might not be beneficial to the poor and underprivileged. For this reason not many people saw an American pope coming. I didn't.
Robert Francis Prevost has been chosen as the new pope and will take the papal name Leo XIV. He's only been a cardinal for just over two years which makes me wonder if this hasn't been a Vatican plan all along - fast tracking a replacement for Pope Francis - one with some of his more liberal and progressive ideas and not one of the more conservative ones that Donald Trump and his cronies would like.
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It can be no coincidence that Prevost has been fast-tracked and elected at a time when Trump and his Project 25 co-conspirators have been systematically moving America to the extreme right, dismantling and abolishing democratic and social institutions, giving billionaires and oligarchs political power to go with their obscene wealth, disenfranchising the poor and underprivileged and aligning themselves with fascist leaning and authoritarian nations. The Vatican and the Catholic Church have wielded political power under the guise of Christianity for much longer than the USA and many other countries have existed. They make Trump and his cronies look like babies. I'm just glad that, this time, the Church is continuing with a centrist or even a slightly left leaning liberal (I hope).
We live in interesting times.
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No comment yet from Pope Robert I.
Still no comment from Pope Robert I.
Give him time. He's still getting over the shock and probably trying to work out how to cancel his Catholic Church membership if the new pope continues with old Frank's programme and decrees that LGBTQ people are really people after all and, (gasp!), women might be allowed to become priests and have full sovereignty over their own bodies.
Yes. True.
How's it going Richard? All good health-wise I hope.
Pope Leo XIV's papacy is off to a promising start
Some key aspects of his papacy include :
Commitment to Synodality: Pope Leo XIV believes in the participation and co-responsibility of all the faithful, addressing polarization in the Church and pushing for renewal guided by the Holy Spirit.
Social and Political Stance: He opposes euthanasia, abortion, and the death penalty, while advocating for stronger Church action against climate change and showing solidarity with Venezuelan refugees.
Church Policy: His episcopal motto, "In illo uno unum" ("In the one Christ we are one"), highlights his focus on unity, peace, and bridge-building within the Church.
Personal Background: Born in Chicago, Illinois, Pope Leo XIV has dual citizenship of the United States and Peru, and his experience as a missionary in Peru has shaped his views on social justice and human rights.
As Pope Leo XIV continues to lead the Catholic Church, it will be interesting to see how his vision for unity and synodality unfolds.
Reading Robert writing words like synodality (correctly) is like seeing those memes of talking cats.
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