Pope Francis is dead...only days after snubbing JD Vance who tried to meet with him.

[HomerJS]

Considering what is about to happen if you have access I recommend the movie, Conclave

 

[UNCjigga]

Considering what is about to happen if you have access I recommend the movie, Conclave

Good movie, but I thought the big “reveal” at the end was somewhat ham-fisted and just a bit too “Hollywood”. They elected a “magical” Cardinal created in a writer’s room as opposed to modeled on any real cardinals.

 

[fskimospy]

I think the Pope met JD Vance and, quite reasonably, decided he didn't want to live on the same planet with that shitbag anymore.

 

[Pens1566]

I think the Pope met JD Vance and, quite reasonably, decided he didn't want to live on the same planet with that shitbag anymore.

Or, he got "novichok'd".

 

[trenchfoot]

The Pope met with Vance so he could satisfy his curiosity about what the Devil Incarnate looked like face to face.

 

[coldmeat]

The Pope met with Vance so he could satisfy his curiosity about what the Devil Incarnate looked like face to face.

Vance is an imp.

 

[Muse]

Coincidence? I dunno...

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.

apnews.com

I'm not a Catholic, although I was raised around the church...lots of friends who were. Francis seemed to be the most progressive pope in my lifetime.

R.I.P.

This just published piece by Robert Reich eulogizes Pope Francis. It's a short read, worth it:

The conscience of the world

Friends,

robertreich.substack.com

 

[fskimospy]

Or, he got "novichok'd".

Maybe but really he was ancient and had almost died just a couple weeks ago. Him dying is not exactly shocking.

 

[sdifox]

The Pope met with Vance so he could satisfy his curiosity about what the Devil Incarnate looked like face to face.

I thought Francis snubbed Vance?

 

[trenchfoot]

I thought Francis snubbed Vance?

I did wish that Vance got snubbed though. It would've been righteous in so many ways.

Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday after tangle over migration, gets chocolate eggs for kids

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has met briefly with Pope Francis on Easter Sunday as the pontiff recovers from pneumonia.

apnews.com

 

[HomerJS]

Good movie, but I thought the big “reveal” at the end was somewhat ham-fisted and just a bit too “Hollywood”. They elected a “magical” Cardinal created in a writer’s room as opposed to modeled on any real cardinals.

Too much like The West Wing?

 

[MtnMan]

Lots of people died today, he was just one of many. Unless I know them, or they have an impact on my life (good or bad), he is just a statistic, and will end up where we all will, existing only in the memories of those we impacted.

He was not god's envoy or any such nonsense, just a man at the top of an organization with a long history of abuse, and protecting criminals within the organization, while accumulating a great deal of wealth.

And to the grime reaper, you grabbed the wrong old man out of some big ornate building on the wrong continent.

 

[nOOky]

I can't see any good reason why Donald Trump can't be pope. I suppose if the entire world cheers and says his name 3 times in a row he will become pope by virtue of all of our adoration. He has the time, and he is the right man for the job.

 

[HomerJS]

I can't see any good reason why Donald Trump can't be pope. I suppose if the entire world cheers and says his name 3 times in a row he will become pope by virtue of all of our adoration. He has the time, and he is the right man for the job.

I saw what you did, Candyman

 

[MrSquished]

Been seeing the Vance killed the Pop on Bluesky since this morning. I mean I wouldn't discount that.

 

[IronWing]

I could be pope. Cruising in that pope mobile, grabbing my crotch, and throwing them Catholic gang signs. Using the aspergillum on overdressed fans would be the best.

 

[soulcougher73]

Vance ended up meeting the Pope for two minutes. He was one of the last outsiders to see the Pope.

He probably learned how contact poisons work from Putin….….

 

[soulcougher73]

The devil went down to the Vatican looking for a soul to steal.

 

[uallas5]

Orange Julious makes it sound like he's going to a pancake brunch social and not an f'n funeral:

 

[fskimospy]

Orange Julious makes it sound like he's going to a pancake brunch social and not an f'n funeral:

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He might be surprised at how many people look forward to attending his funeral.

 

[Jaskalas]

He probably learned how contact poisons work from Putin….….

The devil went down to the Vatican looking for a soul to steal.

Sounds like a continuation of the Western / Eastern split from the Roman days. Short history dive....

• Was a time the Orthodox Church massacred the Latin folks in Constantinople.
• Was followed up by a rather brutal 4th crusade sacking of the city, if not the end of the Eastern Roman Empire.
• Following that, Orthodoxy fled to Moscow....

Given Trump's subservience to Putin....and MAGA's physical contact with the Pope on the day he died.....
Sounds like today, Moscow and its minions struck back.

 

[pmv]

I think the Pope met JD Vance and, quite reasonably, decided he didn't want to live on the same planet with that shitbag anymore.

Hmmm. The Queen kicked the bucket shortly after meeting Liz Truss.

Maybe there's some sort of virus involved, that either turns you evil or kills you, depending on your genetic makeup?

 

[IronWing]

Trump ordered flags to half staff on federal buildings out of respect for the pope. There was a time when we would have seen full blown riots over this order.

 

[fskimospy]

Trump ordered flags to half staff on federal buildings out of respect for the pope. There was a time when we would have seen full blown riots over this order.

Didn't they fly flags at half mast for Pope John Paul II?

 

[BoomerD]

Trump ordered flags to half staff on federal buildings out of respect for the pope. There was a time when we would have seen full blown riots over this order.

Yet…remember his furor at the flags being at half staff for Jimmy Carter when it was his inauguration?