I know he's the pope and has to talk like that, but free speech is not a "precious gift". It's a hard-won right and "calling for it" is not gonna protect it. I swear to Nonexisto, if this clown gets the credit after the people win the fight, I'm gonna get an aneurism.
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Well, i suppose if the free speech in a region has been there for a while, it's a gift from the people who fought hard for it.
Fair enough. But I'd rather think of it as a torch that has been passed on and has to be guarded and kept ablaze. Lighting it was the hardest part, but the job's not done.
Thank God he's not a fascist.
That's right. I'm relieved the leader of the largest Jesus Christ following religion isn't a fascist. Because sometimes they are.
Humans suck. But I'll take a win when we can get it.
Talk is cheap. It's very easy for him to say these thing. It's much harder for him to do anything about it.
On the other hand, he could do something about the child exploitation that's going on in his church.
Being leader of the richest mafia/fishingclub/bureaucracy apperatus should have that as a requirement
How do we know that he isn’t? Musk proclaims a love of free speech and is a fascist. Trump has repeatedly spoken out against wars, but his wars are OK in his book.
Let’s not celebrate until we’ve crossed the river.
Judging by his track record I think he will largely continue Francis’ legacy. Perhaps a bit more conservative than Francis, but I’ve found his statements encouraging for the most part. He’s criticized both JD and Trump in the past, and he seems to be focusing on the more positive Christian teachings like caring for the poor rather than the fire and brimstone wing
Francis’s legacy of doing absolutely nothing and continuing to fund and protect known child abusers?
child abuse is a Catholic tradition, that won't stop anytime soon.
Judging by his time as the bishop of Chiclayo, yeah I expect that to continue, unfortunately
He’s just Francis but less friendly to the gays
The Catholic Church, an organization that has always been happy with everyone just being able to express their beliefs without persecution.
/s ?
...Yes. Of course.
How could that not be a sarcastic statement?
How could that not be a sarcastic statement?
"The Catholic Church has always loved free speech" is not an extremist position, it's just factually false. Even people who love the Church acknowledge that the Reformation and Inquisition happened and heretics were burned for expressing "bad" ideas. That people shouldn't be burned to death for heresy was even one of the statements that got Martin Luther excommunicated.
Already at odds with the Trump administration, I see. This after all Trump did to get him elected!
after all Trump did to get him elected
Wut
Don't worry, that was the appropriate reaction.
We're laughing, but Trump is reading this, nodding, saying, "this guy is right. He gets it."
So the "many people" who say things are saying them sarcaatically?
Trump has already taken credit before that comment
What does Trump think the pope gets?
Lots of kiddy diddling
Oh, yeah that makes sense.
Religious zealot says the right thing while keeping his faith in a organization that diddles kids. More at 11.