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Swede

(39,642 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:17 PM Friday

"The Pope should stay out of US Politics"

The Pope has not involved himself in U.S. politics. He has merely preached the Gospel, which is literally his job. If your ears sting when you hear it that's on you. You might ask yourself why. "Why does it feel like he's talking to me?"
As BuzzFeed would say, the answer might surprise you.



https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1Hz7td6j3V/

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"The Pope should stay out of US Politics" (Original Post) Swede Friday OP
MAGA Xtians? yankee87 Friday #1
Actually trump, hegseth, leaving and vance should stay out of religion vapor2 Friday #2
Saying that genocide is bad isn't political Renew Deal Friday #3
Meh! Any criticism of US imperialism, warmongering, malaise Saturday #18
I'm loving that they're alienating so many Catholic voters.... Sogo Friday #4
With a book out (campaign fodder) about converting to Catholicism underpants Friday #5
It's all theatrics. spanone Saturday #17
That's not what rightwingers said about Ratzinger FoxNewsSucks Friday #6
the GOP should be excommunicated RainCaster Friday #7
Considering religion is not stable gulliver Friday #8
Why does what he said bother you JV? nt BootinUp Friday #9
And Hungarian politics? moondust Friday #10
Trump, Vance, and entire GOP should stay out of healthcare bmichaelh Friday #11
And all pastors and evangelical preachers swong19104 Friday #12
The Pope should stay out of politics Seinan Sensei Saturday #13
Since US politics, especially these days, affects EVERYYONE IN THE WORLD, niyad Saturday #14
Kind of a variation on the theme, "Just shut up and dribble." Wednesdays Saturday #15
He was born in Chicago. BannonsLiver Saturday #16
jd prefers couches. niyad Saturday #20
Hey, don't mess with The Pope. He gets a mail-in ballot like the rest of us. no_hypocrisy Saturday #19
Well, whose bright idea was it to start talking about an "Avignon papacy" ? eppur_se_muova Saturday #21

vapor2

(4,602 posts)
2. Actually trump, hegseth, leaving and vance should stay out of religion
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 10:23 PM
Friday

Freakin hypocrites hiding behind religion

malaise

(296,656 posts)
18. Meh! Any criticism of US imperialism, warmongering,
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:17 AM
Saturday

racism, ICE, etc is terrorism. Tut tut.

spanone

(141,761 posts)
17. It's all theatrics.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 07:05 AM
Saturday

Bullshit.

What qualifies this asshole to be in talks with Iran? NOTHING.

gulliver

(14,018 posts)
8. Considering religion is not stable
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:28 PM
Friday

The latest is this Pope positioning on the war with Iran. It's not good for the Catholic religion, and it's not helpful in the real situation with which we're faced. The religion, in this case, just clouds the issue.

Some of us use the Constitution to back our opinions. Some of us use the Bible and other holy books. But, all the more superficial among us are doing is wielding these as weapons. We hit each other with the Constitution and the Bible, and all we do is damage them. We're using them wrong.

bmichaelh

(1,205 posts)
11. Trump, Vance, and entire GOP should stay out of healthcare
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 11:46 PM
Friday

Trump, Vance, and entire GOP should stay out of healthcare unless they are willing to adopt a universal healthcare system.

Pope recently said universal healthcare is a right.

https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pope-leo-calls-universal-healthcare-moral-imperative-2026-03-18/

Every time, Trump touches healthcare someone will die.


Seinan Sensei

(1,574 posts)
13. The Pope should stay out of politics
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 12:43 AM
Saturday

It's not like the US would appoint a Southern Baptist Pastor as Ambassador to Israel or anything.

No wait.

According to the Guardian (2/20/26), Ambassador Mike Huckabee indicated that Israel has a biblical right to take over the entire Middle East – or at least the lion’s share of it.

Israel is a land that God gave, through Abraham, to a people that he chose” - M. Huckabee

niyad

(132,874 posts)
14. Since US politics, especially these days, affects EVERYYONE IN THE WORLD,
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 01:03 AM
Saturday

EVERYONE IN THE WORLD has a RIGHT to comment on US politics. By the same mindset expressed in that fb post, the orange creature soiling The People's House should stay out of everyone else's politics.

Wednesdays

(22,740 posts)
15. Kind of a variation on the theme, "Just shut up and dribble."
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 02:23 AM
Saturday

In other words, "If you don't agree with me, then you have no right to an opinion."

BannonsLiver

(20,664 posts)
16. He was born in Chicago.
Sat Apr 11, 2026, 03:47 AM
Saturday

And has US, Peruvian and Vatican City citizenship. He has as much of a right as he wants. JD is NOT from Hungary and can go fuck himself.

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