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slightlv

(7,805 posts)
71. I gotcha beat, I think...
Wed Apr 8, 2026, 07:56 PM
8 hrs ago

my brother and his entire family voted for the POS because of GUNS! Like, the Democrats ever did anything that negated the "free for all, wild west" environment around guns in the U.S. But they'll tell you tooth and nail that if Democrats ever got into office they'd take away everybody's guns. Stupid. Sis feels like I do... so politics, even just names, are off limits when Bro is near, which isn't too often. He's tried to reach out a few times to us since our Mom died last year, but he's even more of a loner than I am. We try to welcome him as much as possible in order to keep some semblance of the family together, but it's hard and not real comfy. LOL! Since trump put himself in the Oval this time around, we've not heard one word from Bro about this admin. Something tells me he may be coming around to our way of thinking, since trump is now threatening Medicare, SS, etc., and my brother just started drawing his. Funny how that works, eh?

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WTF. mercuryblues 10 hrs ago #1
Well there goes Italy malaise 10 hrs ago #6
And all the Catholics of the world BonnieJW 8 hrs ago #45
the anti catholicism of these maga know nothings is in their dna. rampartd 4 hrs ago #106
And much of Latin America. Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #102
Much of Western Europe... róisín_dubh 3 hrs ago #110
To the right wing Evangelicals, the pope is the devil incarnate and Catholicism is an abomination. flashman13 8 hrs ago #55
Who says we'd even want to go to such an - um - "event"? calimary 8 hrs ago #70
You must have grown up in a different era than I did. Ms. Toad 7 hrs ago #76
I dated a Jewish girl in high school and went to synagogue with her family a couple of times. flashman13 7 hrs ago #85
The rest of us were all friendly and had a good time at each other's churches. Ms. Toad 6 hrs ago #92
I can vouch for that. Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #96
Yep. Catholic here. Oh boy did we obey. calimary 3 hrs ago #112
I guess the point is that it was made clear they wren't invited. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound very christian. flashman13 7 hrs ago #84
They're in league with the antiChrist B.See 6 hrs ago #91
Another regime change scheme? Marcuse 5 hrs ago #95
So is Trump going to bomb the Vatican? SunSeeker 10 hrs ago #2
It's definitely an implied threat. ananda 9 hrs ago #35
And, does he want to move the seat of the papacy to the White House? ananda 9 hrs ago #38
Wonder what Catholic convert JD Vance thinks of all that... SunSeeker 6 hrs ago #93
don't give him any ideas plz vapor2 8 hrs ago #59
I hope the fucking Catholics that voted for the tsf BlueKota 10 hrs ago #3
Those Catholics hate their Pope. Other Catholics love their Pope. mucifer 10 hrs ago #5
But do they love Whiskey Pete going all "30 Years War" at the Pentagon? paleotn 10 hrs ago #14
Many of them like Whiskey Pete BlueKota 9 hrs ago #37
Exactly! ybbor 9 hrs ago #25
I really admire this Pope. BlueKota 9 hrs ago #32
Not raised Catholic, but I'm definitely impressed with Leo. ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #49
I was raised Catholic too. Dulcinea 7 hrs ago #77
I agree. These two most recent Popes to me represent BlueKota 7 hrs ago #82
I agree. As a recovering ex Catholic I do like.. yourout 5 hrs ago #103
Trumpist Conservative Catholics will never hear about this incident. maxsolomon 10 hrs ago #8
Not a chance. I'd have probably never heard of it without DU underpants 9 hrs ago #33
Yah, my whole damn family voted for the orange piece of shit BECAUSE OF HIS ABORTION STANCE!!!!!! a kennedy 9 hrs ago #27
yeppers - got some friends like that rurallib 9 hrs ago #29
It's so ironic how many fell for his anti-abortion act. ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #51
I wonder how many he paid for over the years. n/t SheilaAnn 8 hrs ago #63
Right? ShazzieB 8 hrs ago #67
They don't even care if he believes JBTaurus83 4 hrs ago #105
Do they know how many abortions OhioBack2Blue 8 hrs ago #66
Indeed, the Bible says nothing about abortion, except for a how-to. Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #98
I gotcha beat, I think... slightlv 8 hrs ago #71
I'm quite sure Trump doesn't really give 2 hoots about abortion... 3catwoman3 6 hrs ago #90
+1 area51 4 hrs ago #109
TSF and crew had better get ready for some smiting. Sneederbunk 10 hrs ago #4
Guess they really don't like Leo's public statements wnylib 10 hrs ago #7
This was January so they must really be pissed with his comments malaise 10 hrs ago #9
Thats probably why hes been making them, Chicago Pope cares more about the Cubs than he does their threats lol. Volaris 8 hrs ago #52
Agree malaise 8 hrs ago #56
I can't help but being afraid for his safety MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #36
Dear Goddess, these people are beyond deranged and dangerous. niyad 10 hrs ago #10
I just caught the tail end of her segment before the break..what's going on? I need to read up on the Avignon Papacy Deuxcents 10 hrs ago #11
need to read up on the Avignon Papacy malaise 10 hrs ago #15
Avignon Papacy, in a nutshell: Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #99
Omg what a manipulative bunch of degenerates. Passages 10 hrs ago #12
Nobody expects 3825-87867 10 hrs ago #13
There's an almost full bingo card of pissed off religious groups that tsf is about to complete. rubbersole 10 hrs ago #16
Colby is NOT . . . AverageOldGuy 10 hrs ago #17
He is a nepo baby, a grandson of one-time CIA head William Colby. n/t valleyrogue 4 hrs ago #108
If only there were some super secret Vatican police force PuraVidaDreamin 10 hrs ago #18
The church has had or does have secret people who can take care of a situation that you're alluding to. Trueblue1968 7 hrs ago #86
The Avignon Papacy AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #19
Thanks..got to reading this history, too. I'm wondering just why the pentagon is bringing this up now Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #21
Thank you AverageOldGuy malaise 9 hrs ago #22
Thanks MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #41
And now: Recently-converted Catholic JD Vance says he will "look into the report" AverageOldGuy 9 hrs ago #20
Well, this just answered my question..thanks Deuxcents 9 hrs ago #23
He has a pre-campaign book out. It has a church on the cover. underpants 8 hrs ago #47
A church he had never even been in, much less attended. niyad 8 hrs ago #62
A church that's not even Roman Catholic. nt Wednesdays 5 hrs ago #101
He looks like a young Jonathan Winters. llmart 7 hrs ago #74
How long until VD Jance renounces Catholicism & goes full fundie? Dulcinea 7 hrs ago #83
Makes sense to me... littlemissmartypants 9 hrs ago #24
Going to war with the Pope. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #26
Steve Bannon's wet dream no_hypocrisy 9 hrs ago #28
They had a "fourteenth-century weapon" handy? underpants 9 hrs ago #30
Thanks for the info MustLoveBeagles 8 hrs ago #43
I think it's long past due to excommunicate many of these right-wing fascist Catholics in America. Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #31
Like that will scare him. Bob doesn't strike me as the type to suffer fools. He also strikes me as the type Scrivener7 9 hrs ago #34
The forces of darkness have thrown down the gauntlet. patphil 9 hrs ago #39
Jeezus. Impeach him! Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #40
Well, that's some crazy shit right there. MerryBlooms 9 hrs ago #42
Say what? Cirsium 8 hrs ago #44
Welp, for those who thought this administration left the rails and went full wackaloon in the last few weeks, Emrys 8 hrs ago #46
Yup. God help us all!! blue-wave 8 hrs ago #50
I mean, would you look at that upholstery: Emrys 8 hrs ago #58
Jay Dee would blue-wave 7 hrs ago #72
How many American Cardinals blue-wave 8 hrs ago #48
I'm confident there will be not a word of this on EWTN DBoon 8 hrs ago #53
The Avignon Papacy could be second pope Buzz cook 8 hrs ago #54
Well, it's high time the Antipope put in an appearance Emrys 8 hrs ago #65
Kick! red dog 1 8 hrs ago #57
Didn't the Pope snub Vance on his last visit? vapor2 8 hrs ago #60
Yes malaise 8 hrs ago #64
So now Trump is going to bomb the Vatican? DFW 8 hrs ago #61
Another link malaise 7 hrs ago #79
To match the elbow-bending tendencies of Pete Hegseth, Mblaze 8 hrs ago #68
They are all drunk on power. Figarosmom 8 hrs ago #69
Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump LetMyPeopleVote 7 hrs ago #73
Good link malaise 7 hrs ago #75
Remember when Trump dressed up as the Pope? delisen 7 hrs ago #78
THIS malaise 7 hrs ago #80
Well, I thought they were all devout Christians.....nope it's all cosplay. spanone 7 hrs ago #81
The best news is that the pope malaise 7 hrs ago #87
Six of the current Nine Supreme Court Justices are Catholic. mackdaddy 7 hrs ago #88
How many of those six are Opus Dei? Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #104
Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #89
NAZI diplomacy, but not so classy. Kid Berwyn 5 hrs ago #94
I can't believe this. The Trump Administration doesn't know that much history. n/t malthaussen 5 hrs ago #97
I think trump just wants KT2000 5 hrs ago #100
This is outrageously insane even for the Trump administration. valleyrogue 4 hrs ago #107
Post removed Post removed 3 hrs ago #111
I believe that Mierda47 has secured a seat in hell. n/t aggiesal 1 hr ago #113
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