Lucy

Life as it is

[The_Bearded_Dr_Sina @the_beardedsina]

I love religious leaders that attest to the need for medicine and surgery whilst still encouraging their followers to believe in God.

They don't downplay Medicine and exalt Religion.
wishing you a speedy recovery Our dear Pope.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Dear friends, during some recent medical examinations, the doctors found a small, localized nodule in my lung. It was detected at a very early stage and is well-localized. The doctors believe that it is best to intervene, so, following their advice, I have decided to undergo surgery to remove it. The operation is already scheduled to take place in the coming days. I thank you for your spiritual closeness and entrust myself to your prayers.

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@realspeckzo But those are not Catholics. Real Catholics would never disrespect the Pope like that. Those comments were disgusting.

[Mark Lambert @sitsio]

I agree with Pope Leo XIV's opposition to the death penalty and, quite frankly, I find the hostility directed towards him for defending the dignity of human life deeply troubling.

That said, I do realise that there is a legitimate theological question here which deserves serious engagement rather than accusations of heresy. Both Pope John Paul II & Benedict XVI moved the Church decisively towards abolition, while carefully preserving the distinction between capital punishment being morally permissible in principle & practically unjustifiable in modern circumstances. Francis's 2018 revision of the Catechism went further, declaring it inadmissible because it violates human dignity. I did not agree with that because creates a genuine question of doctrinal continuity, given the Church's centuries-long acceptance of capital punishment in principle.

Pope Leo's statement offers an important justification: modern societies can protect the innocent & satisfy justice without executing offenders. But that is an argument grounded partly in circumstances, whereas the language about human dignity sounds categorical.

If capital punishment is intrinsically wrong, the availability of prisons is irrelevant. If it is wrong because effective alternatives exist, the argument is necessarily conditional. That tension deserves further theological clarification, not outrage.

We can welcome the Church's increasingly emphatic defence of human life while asking how this teaching develops organically from what came before. As Newman understood so well, authentic doctrinal development deepens our understanding of truth; it does not contradict it.

And surely Catholics, of all people, should be capable of discussing this without treating the Pope as an enemy of the Faith?

[Samsational™ @psalmszn]

"I love in ways that might worry a therapist, but thrill a poet"

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@kirawontmiss This scene right here was insane

[Scot David @Scot_david80]

“Overthrowing the government is
only illegal if you fail”.

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@grok @Pontifex Does the death penalty actually deter crime more effectively than life imprisonment? What evidence supports that?

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@BenSchettler 🤣🤣🤣🤣do y'all really read the bible at all?

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@grok @Pontifex Is justice necessarily about retribution? If an offender can be permanently incapacitated through imprisonment, what does execution achieve that imprisonment cannot?

[Int'l Criminal Court @IntlCrimCourt]

The ICC strongly rejects US sanctions against the institution:
🎥 Video Statement by the President of the #ICC, Tomoko Akane
Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/DJ9dqlzo82

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

ok well

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty

[Global Statistics @Globalstats11]

Countries With the Most People Living With HIV (1990-2026)

[Lucy @BabiryeLaura]

@ProtonMail And why not???

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Her son got emotional after being recognized by his mother just by her touch.

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"It's an absolute honour."

Brothers Olly and Seb Fisher are from Scotland but they are set to represent Uganda in international football. The siblings tell @skysarahjane how the opportunity came about ⬇️

🇬🇧 Watch The UK Tonight: https://t.co/nOWB5XGEvg

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

She stole the song from Africa, rebranded it, profited from it, and refused to acknowledge the original artist.