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Fascism has come to America, wrapped in a flag and carrying a cross.

Documenting the crimes and corruption of the 47th president of the United States and his fascist minions.

Here we go again.

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 92 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Let's hear him out, so far I am liking what he's throwing down.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 53 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Seems Francis kinda personally lined him up so here’s hoping

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Francis stacked the deck by appointing 80% of the voting population.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 8 points 1 month ago

Apparently Francis was not really stacking the deck much, he appointed both progressives and conservatives. He did improve the geographical spread of the cardinals though.

[–] musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I love this, I hope it turns out JD Vance is possessed by demons or something

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

:crosses fingers: cmon, say Musk is the Antichrist, he wants it, we all kinda wanna see how it plays out...

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No, it would be Trump that's the antichrist.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago

Because Trump is worshipped as a false idol. Musk really doesn't check any of the antichrist boxes.

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

"TWO of The Antichrist?! What is this, a black Friday sale?"

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 73 points 1 month ago (1 children)

His wiki had some issues, but if not even 24 hours later he's already shitting on Trump and co....well.....imperfect allies and all that

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

we know this from social media posts as Cardinal on past months

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago (2 children)

he isn't taking any visits from JD Vance neither

[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 66 points 1 month ago (2 children)

100% of popes who talk to Vance die within 24 hours.

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Past performance is not indicative of future results. It could actually be much, much worse.

[–] brian@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, we could see it as bad as 200% of popes in 24 days

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

What if they start dying before they meet JD?

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

that just makes his job easier

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Death gave vance the ability reap souls.

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

Vance killed the last Pope. Let’s hope he does not take a visit from Vance.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Fuck yeah, off to a good start.

I was nervous when it was announced he was from the USA.

[–] Absaroka@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You had to wonder if this was one of the reasons they chose to very quickly elect an American pope with ties to South America and Europe.

[–] takeda@lemm.ee 44 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yes.

This is what he said in the past.

"Cardinal George of Chicago, of happy memory, was one of my great mentors, and he said: 'Look, until America goes into political decline, there won't be an American pope.' And his point was, if America is kind of running the world politically, culturally, economically, they don't want America running the world religiously. So, I think there's some truth to that, that we're such a superpower and so dominant, they don't wanna give us, also, control over the church." -- Robert Prevost

We are essentially in that situation right now.

[–] TheAgeOfSuperboredom@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I know someone who loves Trump and is very Catholic. This will be fun.

[–] entwine413@lemm.ee 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

If they're anything like my grandmother, who was a devout Catholic, they'll say the Pope needs to mind his own business.

[–] ech@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Wasn't there a whole contigent of catholics that explicitly said the last pope was illegitimate? I figure they'll just keep playing that same tune until it's someone that's as shitty as they are. Then the same process that was "broken" before will suddenly be perfectly fine.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There's a conspiracy theory that every Pope has been illegitimate since 1958. The reasoning is pretty dumb, but I'll put it out here:

  • The reforms made during Vatican II are blasphemous.
  • No legitimate pope could endorse the blasphemy due to infallibility
  • Therefore the popes have been illegitimate.

I'm not Catholic, but I can see the fallacy there.

Interesting enough, the sedevacantists think the entire line after 1958 are pure antipopes, there's a splinter group of sedeprivationists, who think like you said: the post-1958 line can regain legitimacy once they renounce the so-called heresy.

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Cult vs cult.

...aight cool, I'll get some popcorn ready.

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[–] CommunistBear@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago

Excommunicate Vance nicholson-yes

[–] DreamAccountant@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

This is Public Relations from a billion dollar+ corporation known as the catholic church. Nothing more.

They still cover up for rapist priests. They still spew hate from their holy hate book. Still anti LGBT. Still want to force your children into their bullshit hate religion. Still interferes in your politics to make sure you don't have a say.

Fuck religion. Fuck this pope. Fuck his supporters.

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 15 points 1 month ago

I was thinking he was going to be on trumps side since hes an american, GLADLY willing to be wrong.

[–] hOrni@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Trump will soon nominate himself the pope for America.

[–] TallonMetroid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Take a page out of Henry VIII's book and make his own church with blackjack and hookers.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

MAGA are basically a religion with Trump as their prophet, might as well make it official

[–] Tja@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

And get that tax exampt status

[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

As he should. MAGAts are the worst of us.

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

So go visit El Salvador, first thing.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Eastern Orthodox USA here we come

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 4 points 1 month ago
[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I've seen enough trump photoshopping recently. Does anyone have the photoshop skills to show us this new pope backhand bitchslapping trump over the top of sofa?

[–] forrgott@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Bonus points if couch fucker is in the corner of the frame doing his thing...