Admit it. You found yourself wondering when was the last time James Vance visited the Pope.
Cancer can take a while to be detectable. I just blamed him automatically
I considered trying to make a joke about James wearing toxic eyeliner to take down another pope, but the setup felt a little tortured and the reach too far.
I wouldn’t blame the makeup, I think he’s just papotoxic. Should probably keep him away from all religious leaders to be certain though
he was likely kept away from this pope, the vatican knew better.
Fucking hell Vance gave this one cancer‽
The last pope also only had one lung.
This is getting to be a habit.
No, this is a habit.
We’ll have nun of that here
Maybe they should stop smoking that stank jesus doobie
Would you?
If I had unlimited access to weed you would call me Snoop Willie
You do. It’s just throttled by physical space between you and it, as well as boss entities of varying difficulty. But for all intents and purposes, your access in unlimited.
Radon gas at the Vatican, maybe?
No, Francis lost his lung while he was a young man.
Better luck next time, JD.
Luckily he’s the CEO of the wealthiest organisation on Earth
Or maybe not, after all
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.
- Mark 10:25
This pope doesn’t live the lifestyle you suggest he lives. Two sets of clothes, austere meals, a simple bed, a desk, and not much else. Even his travels are for the good of others, as there’s not much to enjoy by those experiences for him. He may set the tone for many Catholics across the globe, but that’s the extent. He constantly pleas for an end to genocide in the Middle East. He shames the US president for having the wrong priorities. And he asks us to take care of our neighbors. You would think most people on this platform would like the guy. He has flaws, but so do all of us.
He’s also spotty on other social issues, namely queer rights and abortion. He, like his precedessor, is a complicated figure in a lot of ways. Mind you by the standard of popes they’re fucking saints, but that’s because several popes prior had been pretty damn bad in several areas, especially defending child molestation, residential schools in North America, and the laundries in Ireland.
He’s a pretty good pope, I hope he can get his organization to stop fighting against my rights in my country.
He’s more progressive on queer rights and abortion than a standard US Catholic so I’ll have to take what I can get.
I honestly don’t really care about the pope because my disdain for the catholic church runs too deep already.
Also, happy cakeday :)
Just make a very big needle for the camel
With gold trim, perhaps.
I told him he wasn’t praying hard enough
They will now proceed and try to grow a new gender out of the removed chest piece.
people dont get the genesis reference your makin. Christians really believe jesus made women out of adams rib. Or think jesus was really saying some metaphorical thing when jesus did that.
The Logos didn’t do that, it was the Father
they’re all jesus in the trinity. or as jesus called himself: “I am”. What did paul see?
In another version both genders were made at the same time and were equals, like when groups were under 150 or so. The subservient woman came later.
Soon well have to distinguish between the lgbtq gender identities and the catholic ones
anyone else wonder if its the incense?
It was the steam from his coffee.
Well God damn.
Bet he didn’t go bankrupt
Well duh, he lives in Italy.
No he lives in a country where he’s head of state that provides universal healthcare to all of its citizens
He lives in the Vatican City, no? Which is not Italy. Though, I suppose, it is within Italy lol. Also, maybe there is some odd aspect where his residence is technically Italy or he sleeps in Italy, but I’d guess not.
The hospital he was treated at is in Italy from what I understand.
so, uhh, god’s plan was wrong, huh?
Well, if you’re arguing from the position of god not exiting in the first place, then the counterargument could be that god decided to give the pope lung cancer to test him and thus make him a stronger man. If he dies from the cancer then… well… It’s still god’s plan. Sorry, you lose either way (heavy, HEAVY sarcasm meant)
Yep, a classic: suffering is part of God’s plan. The real question is whether God could pull off his grand plan with less suffering. Is it really necessary to give infants leukemia to accomplish his goal? If yes, he’s not all powerful. If no, he’s an asshole. Then they sidestep to free will and sin, at which point you ask them who decided the consequences of sin in the first place.
Children’s bone cancer is my go to, but yeah
Image of bone cancer. Not gore, but looks incredibly painful
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The Christian response would be that God’s plan is always right. Even apart from that, I don’t think the lifespan of a pope would imply that God did something “wrong”. It’s not like the pope is getting picked to rule for as long as possible or something. It’s not like a monarchy where people say things like “this dynasty shall rule for a thousand generations!”
You realize the types you’re making fun of would just say he’s being punished for not being MAGA enough, right?
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