The Pope calling it like it is. Christian conservative leaders in the US are way to focused on politics instead of their faith and the spiritual well being of their parish.
Not like the pope doesn’t dabble in politics every once in a while…
Every single thing is political. Feeding the homeless is political. Killing murderers is political. Raising children is political.
Stop. Just … stop. EVERYTHING is political because ANYTHING can be made in to a law.
Religion is just a glorified book club though. Feels like we should’ve drawn the line there a while ago.
And now conservative America will say the Pope is no longer Catholic
They already do
Now? They’ve been doing that for almost a century my dude. Millions of ex-Catholics believe the last legit pope was the nazi ally one: Pious XII
That’s a really old accusation made since the 60s I think.
The 1460s
Good. One down. Please, Pope Francis, get rid of Cardinal Woelki next.
Yeah? Well I’m going to start my own Vatican! With Blackjack! And hookers! Different hookers!
Okay, Henry the VIII
Common
Fuck all of them.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
VATICAN CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Pope Francis has dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Roman Catholic conservatives, a Vatican statement said on Saturday.
Popes make such moves, considered drastic, when a bishop refuses a request to resign.
The dismissal followed a Vatican investigation earlier this year into the administration of the Tyler diocese, which Catholic media reports said included a review of his handling of financial affairs.
Strickland had become one of the most vocal standard bearers of the ultra-conservative wing of the U.S. Church and has a national following far beyond the small diocese of Tyler in eastern Texas.
Last August, the pope lamented what he called a “reactionary” Catholic Church in the United States, where he said political ideology had replaced faith in some cases.
The Vatican said Francis named the bishop of Austin, Texas, Joe Vasquez, as the interim administrator of the Tyler diocese.
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he said political ideology had replaced faith in some cases.
Corporate needs you to find the difference…
Exactly.
A person’s politics is a reflection of their values just like their religion is.
If their values are based in hatred and fear, their politics and religion will be too.
Being quite familiar with Tyler, TX in the past, I’m very sure this guy deserves this.
He can always get a job running a small propane and propane accessories store.
