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#Umamusume
>be Pope Leo
>bless block of ice for climate
>mocked incessantly for it
>fast forward 2026
>0 Atlantic hurricanes since you blessed the ice
>mfw it worked
Certain Catholics will instantly fix on the most uncharitable reading of what a pope says and harshly condemn him, yet repeatedly tie themselves in knots to excuse or rationalize the most obviously outrageous things said by their favorite politician. Something is very wrong here.
Some disorganized thoughts on comfortable Christianity (esp. Catholicism) and the gift of shocking saints. 🧵
Preliminary comment: Not condemning any individual. I'm speaking to myself as much as anyone else.
one dysfunctional thing about the post-Vatican II Catholic Church is the loss of Latin and the use of Italian
A language that in the grand scheme of things no one speaks (58 million versus 396 million just for French)
The problem is that most Italians have this problem
Another day, another brazen lie and another act of thuggery. The truth, of course, is that the reserves are virtually empty not because of Biden but because of Trump’s war with Iran. And the truth is that the oil is not a “gift” from the Venezuelans but was extorted from them at gunpoint. I’m well aware that the president’s remaining admirers couldn’t care less. Though they once rightly warned of the moral corruption the woke left posed to the country, they have now themselves degenerated into “might makes right” power worship and jingoism, and “the end justifies the means” amorality. They have betrayed the very principles they said that only Trump could further - on abortion, forever wars, affordability, Epstein transparency, the national debt, and on and on. And they rationalize every betrayal by telling themselves "But the other side is worse," as if merely not being on the left gives one a free pass. Screwtape couldn’t have more skillfully engineered the corruption of their souls.
The Catholic Church doesn’t belong in your political categories.
The left screams “fascism!” looking at the Church and Her defense of the unborn, natural law (especially concerning sexuality and gender), the responsibility of doctors not to kill their patients, the rights of the family under the principle of subsidiarity, etc.
The right shrieks “Marxism” at Her defense of labor, due process (especially concerning immigrants), the dignity of prisoners, Just War, etc.
What left and right have in common is that both would rather the Church conform to them rather than that they should submit to Catholic teaching.