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  • Pope Fading Fast

    From c186282@21:1/5 to All on Sat Feb 22 19:12:22 2025
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    A few days ago they said he was "improving" - but
    today we find out he's gone critical and is getting
    blood transfusions and a bunch of other life-support
    measures.

    His general health had been getting worse over the
    past few years.

    So they're gonna have to select a new Pope again.
    2025 is gonna be one of the weirder years for a
    variety of reasons, so getting a good Pope is
    critical for the HRCC.

    OR, they can all become Baptists ...

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  • From Mitchell Holman@21:1/5 to [email protected] on Sun Feb 23 03:25:15 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:D-2dnaavIap4- [email protected]:

    A few days ago they said he was "improving" - but
    today we find out he's gone critical and is getting
    blood transfusions and a bunch of other life-support
    measures.

    His general health had been getting worse over the
    past few years.

    So they're gonna have to select a new Pope again.
    2025 is gonna be one of the weirder years for a
    variety of reasons, so getting a good Pope is
    critical for the HRCC.


    Old men in funny hats.



    OR, they can all become Baptists ...


    Young men who diddle children.


    US Southern Baptist churches facing
    apocalypse over sexual abuse scandal
    June 12 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/12/southern-baptist-church- sexual-abuse-scandal

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to Mitchell Holman on Sun Feb 23 00:00:27 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.atheism

    On 2/22/25 10:25 PM, Mitchell Holman wrote:
    c186282 <[email protected]> wrote in news:D-2dnaavIap4- [email protected]:

    A few days ago they said he was "improving" - but
    today we find out he's gone critical and is getting
    blood transfusions and a bunch of other life-support
    measures.

    His general health had been getting worse over the
    past few years.

    So they're gonna have to select a new Pope again.
    2025 is gonna be one of the weirder years for a
    variety of reasons, so getting a good Pope is
    critical for the HRCC.


    Old men in funny hats.

    That's one (fair) way of looking at it.

    However, VAST numbers of people vest a lot in
    what those guys/institution say and do - it IS
    an important element of 'civilization' and
    collective psychology.

    Not entirely WHY humans are so attracted to
    religions. However it seems to be 'universal'
    across time and cultures. The massive success
    of the 'Potter' books/films show that humans
    are still VERY keen on looking for 'magic'
    even in the 'sophisticated' western world.

    Hmm ... for chimps, 'god' is the alpha male.
    That extra human IQ - maybe it made it possible
    to conceive of a 'meta' alpha, something completely
    beyond the physical ? Once thought - it's easy to
    embellish such ideas any way you want, make a
    'good story', guess what 'god' wants. Also obvious
    how easily others strongly drift into such tales.
    "Gawd sez give our kids poisoned kool-aid ? OK !" ...


    OR, they can all become Baptists ...


    Young men who diddle children.


    Likely a lot of diddling in other religions too, we
    just don't hear about it so much. Actually, religions
    or not, there seems to be a vast amount of child-
    diddling running back to the dawn of history. Even
    now the S.American cartels make huge money by
    pimping kiddies - and it ain't all to the HRCC
    or SBC.

    As for ex-Catholics ... still better Baptists
    than Mormons :-)

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  • From cicero venatio@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 05:18:41 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.atheism

    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself Pope and
    warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC churches if
    they push back.

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  • From c186282@21:1/5 to cicero venatio on Sun Feb 23 03:40:15 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh

    On 2/23/25 12:18 AM, cicero venatio wrote:
    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself Pope and warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC churches if
    they push back.

    Yea ! :-)

    Though I can't see Trump wearing one
    of those funny hats ......

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to cicero venatio on Sun Feb 23 14:58:30 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.atheism

    In article <vpeb3h$2s2bi$[email protected]>,
    cicero venatio <[email protected]> wrote:

    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself Pope and warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC churches if
    they push back.

    Pope-elect Donald the First had this to say as he spoke from the Rose
    Garden:

    "I am honored to be your new spiritual lighthouse, and the first MAGA
    Pope. I promise Evangelical Catho-licks and Prostates alike that
    I will be embodied in salvation and fair in the performance of my
    duties.

    I am obliged to try to save as many lost souls as I can, at least
    the Devout Wealthy Elite Souls, as it is well known that Heaven is
    a very select place, indeed, it is more exclusive than even
    Mar-A-Lago (heretofore known as Vatican West) and the Trump Golf
    Clubs. It is a members' only Heaven. I may have to put a fence
    around it.

    I will perform miracles in a fair and balanced manner. Just as God
    used to wipe out entire races of people without warning, burning
    whole towns of perverts, killing off entire nations, and drowning
    everybody without a ticket to board Noah's Ark, I shall deliver the
    world from Evil Empires like Ukraine, Greenland and Panama as I
    unleash the Apocalypse Wrath of Revelations.

    I will ensure the Rapture and will not allow those awful Lib'rul
    Sissy Homosapiens to marry each other and I will put and end to the
    Clergy-marrying Choirboys and Satan-worshipping Transsexuals.

    I will lead the Crusades against all them towel-headed heathens-
    possessed voodoo-hoodoo barbarians who's Pseudo-religions that
    don't accept the Lord as the Light of my Plutocracy, and who
    worship fake, made-up gods.

    They shall suffer my Godly Far-Right Wrath and I will Destroy
    them with my Cherubic Armies of Angels and they shall burn for
    eternity in Hell, because Pope Donald the First and God don't take
    no prisoners!

    Amen."

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  • From Siri Cruise@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 14:54:56 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.atheism

    super70s wrote:
    In article<vpeb3h$2s2bi$[email protected]>,
    cicero venatio<[email protected]> wrote:

    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself Pope and
    warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC churches if
    they push back.
    Pope-elect Donald the First had this to say as he spoke from the Rose
    Garden:

    We need a Latin version. Donalducus 1.

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  • From super70s@21:1/5 to Siri Cruise on Mon Feb 24 01:08:32 2025
    XPost: alt.politics, alt.religion, alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
    XPost: alt.atheism

    On 2025-02-23 22:54:56 +0000, Siri Cruise said:

    super70s wrote:
    In article<vpeb3h$2s2bi$[email protected]>,
    cicero venatio<[email protected]> wrote:

    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself Pope and
    warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC churches if >>> they push back.
    Pope-elect Donald the First had this to say as he spoke from the Rose
    Garden:

    We need a Latin version. Donalducus 1.

    I like it. And you could anglicize it Donalduckus I.

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  • From Siri Cruise@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 23 23:32:32 2025
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    XPost: alt.atheism

    super70s wrote:
    On 2025-02-23 22:54:56 +0000, Siri Cruise said:

    super70s wrote:
    In article<vpeb3h$2s2bi$[email protected]>,
    cicero venatio<[email protected]>  wrote:

    Expect Trump's latest Presidential Decree proclaiming himself
    Pope and
    warning the Vatican that he'll cut their funding and burn RC
    churches if
    they push back.
    Pope-elect Donald the First had this to say as he spoke from
    the Rose
    Garden:

    We need a Latin version. Donalducus 1.

    I like it. And you could anglicize it Donalduckus I.


    The next pope would be Junior, Donaldoophus, patron saint of
    animal extinction.

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