Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) celebrated following the death of Pope Francis on Monday. "Today there were major shifts in global leaderships," Greene wrote on X just hours after the pontiff died. "Evil is being defeated by the hand of God." Greene's remarks came after Rep. Nancy Mace's (R...
  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.caEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    She was likely against the somewhat liberal views of Pope Francis, like how Christians should be kind to gay people and refugees.

    • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 hours ago

      Francis said that judgement should be suspended on gay individuals and theorized a gay cabal in the same sentence. That’s different than being kind to them.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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      9 hours ago

      Even the pope is just a church organ. I meant, his “policy” if you will was more than just his own. It’s doubtful that Vance’s visit (I will run with the idea*) will bring forth a more conservative pope.

      * “Rep. Nancy Mace (…) bizarrely insisted that a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance did not lead to the pope’s death.”

      • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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        8 hours ago

        It’s highly likely the next pope will be conservative. There are different factions within the Vatican (and the church as a whole) and they get turns putting their guy in the big chair.