Pope Leo speaks out against cardinal ordering blessings for gay couples (www.newsweek.com)
from stenAanden@feddit.dk to world@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 13:45
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osanna@lemmy.vg on 30 Apr 14:05 next collapse

Am I misreading? leo is saying he does NOT agree with the cardinal saying it’s fine for same-sex marriage?

Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 14:20 next collapse

Yeah. Cause he’s still a homophobic piece of shit, he’s just an anti-war homophobic piece of shit. We should not be surprised by this.

osanna@lemmy.vg on 30 Apr 14:24 collapse

figured as much, i guess. TIL the catholic church is bigoted as fuck. More at ten.

pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 30 Apr 14:27 next collapse

Just today you learned the Catholic Church is bigoted?

osanna@lemmy.vg on 01 May 09:45 collapse

Woosh

pressedhams@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 01 May 10:12 collapse

Sure you’re using that correctly?

osanna@lemmy.vg on 01 May 10:13 collapse

Yes

Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 14:58 collapse

To his credit he is slightly less homophobic than is the norm for the Catholic Church. But that’s kind of like saying someone is less fascist than Mussolini. Objectively better than the alternative, but not actually good.

Klear@quokk.au on 30 Apr 15:58 collapse

Yeah, I’m sure he can turn a blind eye on gay sex if it’s between a grown man and a little boy.

einkorn@feddit.org on 30 Apr 14:22 next collapse

OK, for marriage. Not OK for unmarried relationships. That’s how I read it as well.

CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 14:27 collapse
“The Holy See has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples, in this case, homosexual couples, as you asked, or couples in irregular situations, beyond what was specifically, if you will, allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings,” he said

Or, without all the fluff

“The Holy See has made it clear that we do not agree with the formalized blessing of couples ... beyond what was specifically ... allowed for by Pope Francis in saying all people receive blessings,” he said

So if Francis said it was ok; it’s fine. But it seems like Francis said it wasn’t fine.

At the same time though, I’ve started to loose lose trust in media outlets and idk how reputable NewsWeek

frongt@lemmy.zip on 30 Apr 16:20 next collapse

Newsweek is not reputable.

RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 20:29 collapse

Loose the trust where? You shouldn’t let your trust just run wild. I’d keep it secure.

CocaineShrimp@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 20:53 collapse

I usually let my trust run around off leash at the parks

~every time…~

remon@ani.social on 30 Apr 14:08 next collapse

Breaking news: The Pope is still Catholic!

Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 14:18 next collapse

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SippyCup@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 14:27 collapse

I’m getting a breaking report here. Field reporters are telling me, sky blue. I’m not sure what this means, stay tuned for hourly updates

P1k1e@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 14:37 collapse

New update: Pigs still ground dwelling mammal

sem@piefed.blahaj.zone on 30 Apr 15:41 collapse

This just in: Hell still above 0°C !

stenAanden@feddit.dk on 30 Apr 15:26 next collapse

From the way he has been talked about on the web for several months you would guess he wasn’t

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 15:46 collapse

When everyone else seems to be in a race to the shitheel bottom, the Catholic Church remaining who they’ve always been feels somewhat better in comparison.

stenAanden@feddit.dk on 30 Apr 18:25 collapse

What did he even say that enticed people?!

war is bad

treat people with respect

What psycho countries do you live in?

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 18:32 collapse

So many people are cowering in the face of this fascist admin that anyone willing to stand up at all is given props by many. Look at Anthropic, they’re shady as hell and people are still gobbling their knobs for at least having some level of standards.

stenAanden@feddit.dk on 30 Apr 19:11 collapse

My prime minister stood up to Usa. Most of Europe did. While bring far more progressive. People should drop the pope and praise us instead.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 16:03 collapse

And also a pedophile protector. Don’t forget the church is full of them.

remon@ani.social on 30 Apr 16:07 next collapse
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 19:51 collapse

All major religions are full of pedophile protectors.

kbobabob@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 01 May 10:05 collapse

That’s because they’re essentially cults

Solaris1220@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 14:33 next collapse

In reality, I believe there are much greater, more important issues, such as justice, equality

mf saying they want to focus on equality while at the same time saying gay couples blessings, something that would bring EQUALITY, isn’t a priority… make it make sense 🤡

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 30 Apr 15:00 next collapse

Some animals are more equal than others.

Klear@quokk.au on 30 Apr 15:57 collapse

Some people are more animals than others.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 15:48 next collapse

They believe marriage is for the sole purpose of procreation, which is their little loophole. They’re so weird about it that I’m surprised they’ve never pushed fertility tests as a pre requisite before allowing a marriage ceremony.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 16:05 next collapse

If they truly believe that then why are they all celibate? They are chalk full of pedophiles too. Why I hate any post praising the pope. Fucker also lives like a king. Wonder how many of the popes are pedophiles themselves.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 16:15 next collapse

Priests cannot marry. Marriage and the Priesthood (Holy Orders) are the only sacraments that are mutually exclusive.

Fredselfish@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 16:18 next collapse

Still stupid it’s nowhere in the bible. Makes me believe the priest thing was made for repressed pedophiles.

dogslayeggs@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 18:36 collapse

The actual reason is because the church was protecting its assets from the priests. Back then, priests were very powerful members of local government and controlled a large percentage of the wealth in an area. If they could get married and had kids, their kids would inherit the wealth they accumulated instead of that wealth going to the church.

dharmacurious@slrpnk.net on 30 Apr 17:14 collapse

Eastern Catholic priests can marry, actually. There are married Catholic priests out there right now, and not because they converted in from Anglicanism after they married (though those exist, too), but fully cradle Catholics who were married before their vocation. Somehow this has not exploded the church or whatever. It is inconsistent and ridiculous.

NOT_RICK@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 17:46 collapse

Had never heard of that before, thanks for the info

dharmacurious@slrpnk.net on 30 Apr 20:01 collapse

This is one of those pieces of info I try to slip in whenever possible. I’m a firm believer that celibacy is bad for the mind, body, and soul when it’s forced on people. Priests may go into it willingly, but years and years of it with no reprieve does bad things to people’s minds. If the church could make one reform that I genuinely believe would be best, it is the celibacy of clergy. Tons of reforms needed, but that one is the one I think needs to happen soonest.

ryathal@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 16:54 collapse

Historically the priesthood/other holy orders was a place to toss the weird people or undesirable heirs. It was a convenient way for the gay uncle to have a respectable job and explain why they didn’t have a wife. It was also a way to keep pedo types isolated but productive, at least until resources led to many orders dissolving.

zloubida@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 16:06 next collapse

Infertility is a cause for marriage annulation. So it’s controlled, but a posteriori.

Snowies@lemmy.zip on 01 May 02:17 collapse

Then they should dissolve their marriages once their children move out, having fulfilled its only purpose. Staying married after you’re done having kids is lust, pride, and vanity.

/s

rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 19:33 collapse

He meant it in a Catholic sense; material equality.

nullPointer@programming.dev on 30 Apr 15:04 next collapse

leader of child rape ring says something scummy… this is news?

Modern_medicine_isnt@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 15:10 next collapse

Of course he is. See, gay couples have less kids, which will further reduce the catholics numbers… cause most religious people were indoctrinated as kids. The number of adults who willingly become catholic if not raised catholic is tiny in comparison. So they need to keep the gays among them pretending to be straight and having kids for show and proof.

Elilol@fedinsfw.app on 30 Apr 15:33 next collapse

Well, didnt the last pope embraced all of his sheeps?

wrinkle2409@lemmy.cafe on 30 Apr 16:34 next collapse

Why would gay couples want to be blessed by a religion that actively demonizes them?

Agent641@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 17:44 collapse

To troll the pope

FrChazzz@lemmus.org on 30 Apr 17:50 next collapse

Periodic reminder: the Episcopal Church exists. Has all the rituals and sacraments, the Apostolic Succession, but also ordains women and Queer people to the priesthood and blesses their marriages. The Episcopal Church is present in Germany (part of the Episcopal Church in Europe, formerly known as the Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe).

shiftymccool@piefed.ca on 01 May 10:43 collapse

It’s almost like there’s a religion that covers most all beliefs. Like the religious machine doesn’t even care who gives them money while providing moral elitism at the same time

rwrwefwef@sh.itjust.works on 30 Apr 19:37 next collapse

Leo does a god job of being Pope, in that he is a centrist. Everyone can have something they agree and disagree with him; that way he is guaranteed to reach a wider audience.

RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world on 30 Apr 20:25 collapse

So he thinks other issues should be focused on, but wastes time addressing this? How is reciting a prayer for a few additional couples taking away from Equality? Seems to me, it helps the issue, no?