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      2 days ago

      He doesn’t support women in the ministry, vilified the LGBTQ community and most importantly, protected pedo priests.

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        He doesn’t support women in the ministry

        That’s not entirely true. While he doesn’t support women in the priesthood or as bishops (as set in Catholic dogma), he has placed women in high administrative positions within the Vatican, which is something other popes haven’t done.

        vilified the LGBTQ community

        Also not true. He’s pushed a policy of welcoming all people, and while it’s true he doesn’t support gay marriage, that is again due to established Catholic dogma and has been much more progressive than previous popes.

        protected pedo priests.

        I can’t say whether or not that’s true, I can’t find any instances of him protecting pedo priests.

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        I mean… would he have even been allowed to be the Pope if he didn’t do those things? (let’s not pretend the Pope is actually a divine appointment)

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          I’d argue striving to be head of one of the most hateful orgs automatically makes you bad person. Protecting pedos comes with the territory but doesn’t give him a pass so to speak.

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            24 hours ago

            What I mean is, the people who decide who is pope were never going to allow someone the title who would fight back against those topics.

            It doesn’t matter how good or bad he is.

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              And my point is he is a bad person, maybe the best we could hope for but still a bad person.

              I never said I expected better, just that the media lays it on thick and that it’s laughable all the rubes that praise a guy who shrouds himself in homophobia and trans hate, and who protects pedophiles.

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                22 hours ago

                Literally and directly better than someone who’d want to bring the crusades back…

                You’re really trying to make perfect the enemy of good here.