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Little reminder that the pope got shot in 1981, so they added tall bulletproof glass
God works in mysterious ways yada yada
TIL, I always thought they were being overprotective.
If anyone wonders the motive: it's mental illness.
Like speaking to an imaginary friend every day, except they’re not your friend they’re your lord and master, and they also speak back to you and you have to obey them or the worst shit imaginable will happen?
Like that, or is it some other kind of mental illness?
The most common excuse used for Islamist terrorists.
Believing that some unseen entity demands you act a certain way is obviously severe mental ilness.
No, I mean, the person is really insane. I spent too much time reading his Wikipedia article trying to find a motive before realizing his statements are completely incoherent and out there.
And the Pope visited him in prison right?