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Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop covering up for predator priests — a scandal that has devastated the church’s credibility around the globe.

Francis revisited the key thorny topics of his trip to Belgium during his in-flight press conference coming home, praising Belgium’s late King Baudouin as a “saint” for having abdicated for a day in 1990 rather than sign legislation legalizing abortion.

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[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ah well good thing I don’t particularly give a shit what some guy in an (admittedly) awesome party hat thinks about me, as a vagina owner.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The problem is that a lot of other people do give a shit.

There are almost 1.4 billion Catholics in the world. If the Pope told Catholics to rise up and slaughter the non-believers and even 1% of the Catholics agreed to do it, the bloodbath would be horrendous.

Like it or not, the Pope has power. He shouldn't, but he does. And that's why it's important to keep tabs on the awful things he says.

[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That’s a fair assessment. However, I personally, am at my limit of awful things I’m able to carry around with me currently. Best I can muster is a “fuck this silly hat wearing asshole” at present.

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[–] RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 month ago

The hat is ok, but I don't like his dress. At least the Catholic Church openly embraces crossdressing I guess.

(Organized) Religion can't fade away fast enough, and I'm not even directly affected by this as a penis wielder.

[–] Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

I guess, at least catholic christianity has the benefit of self-reform, given that they elect a 'leader'. In theory at least, this should allow them to go with the times, even if currently, they are lagging behind multiple centuries oc progress.