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They can live with the hypocrisy as long as the net result is there’s no people of color living in their America.

It's doable, but it isn't a whole lot of fun.

Who would have guessed the Kennedy curse could be cancelled out by extreme stupidity?

I think her and Doe-Eyed Steph are even odds for sniper practice at this point.

Seriously, she seems like a great person. Also that diss track is pretty fucking stupid.

What's so perverted about two consenting adults having sex?

He knows she doesn't have a shot at being governor. He just keeps on shovelling dirt on her political career.

You have to use your imagination. Let it run wild.

Oof. I feel bad for her.

He sounds like a choice that is hedging bets across the Americas. The LGBTQIA+ thing is very important, but there isn’t much more a pope can do on that front then Francis has already started just because of the immense headwinds from conservatives. The most we can hope for is that he leaves Francis’ directives alone. His more immediate problems are wrapping up the pedophile priest scandal and attacking the burgeoning financial crisis within the Vatican.

No. It is an independent country, but there isn't a passport control to get into the Vatican. Ostensibly, there isn't any place in particular to stay or work for casual visitors; you would only be stopping people from coming to see (and pay for) the Vatican's museums or the St. Peter's basilica. I also believe you do not need a separate passport to see San Marino, also an independent state inside of Italy.

It’s got everything and a crack pipe. Happy Birthday, dude.

JPII was a heavily mystic pope, thanks to Fatima, and part of the reason John XXIII moved to the vernacular liturgy was the opposite of mysticism, accessibility. That dynamic has pulled the Church in two directions since the first part of the last century.

Buddy hates cats.... so checks out.

I believe what Pooh is referring to is the fact that successive popes have both further restricted when the latin mass can be used and replaced some parts of the vernacular liturgy that still used Latin. It's mostly been since Benedict that a lot of the latter reforms have been made in various increments.

I highly doubt he knows, actually. The fact he doesn’t pay his contractors is an important tell: clients like that (and there are a few) typically see a schedule and use that as a basis for estimating what the actual cost will be rather than using tried and true formulas to set a baseline for labor hours and estimating up. Idiots like Trump have no idea what tasks and material are involved, they just know what they want it to look like in the end and expect it to happen in an allotted amount of time. Most developers aren’t as stupid and craven as he is, but even then they don’t usually have the innate understanding of building.

Some of the out buildings are tear down. The main cell block is nicely restored, but it’s like really small. No amount of money could expand it enough to make the billions to expand it enough. Plus, it’s been almost thoroughly proven that at least two dudes successfully escaped. It’s not the unescapable citadel the movies portray it as.

It’s like he’s living in an episode of The Untouchables.

There’s no way to make Alcatraz a prison again. The building is fine but it’s too small and uses outdated technology.

It’s not a Christian thing, it’s a flaw in all religions that some subgroups tend to exploit. At some point, religions depend on the good will of their adherents, and the expectation is control structures like rituals and holy scriptures exist for those who need the regiment rather than those who are spiritually and intellectually more advanced. It’s not ironic that Jesus became the thing he was railing against so much as inevitable. You can’t oppress humans into being good people, but the controls need to be there because humans can’t all be trusted and, eventually those controls will be exploited by the untrustworthy.

It’s partly why I’m non practicing, and it’s an issue throughout Christianity rather than just a Catholic one.

I’m also a non practicing Catholic. I don’t really think it’s offensive in the sense that the whole regalia of the papacy Trump is proudly wearing is exactly what Francis was refuting in his words and actions. Trump, the moron he is, probably doesn’t realize he’s proving the late pontiff’s point by posting that ridiculous AI pic.

Would it help if Steph made doe eyes?

I’d like to know how they test for conspiracy theory curriculum.

What’s a Vimpera?