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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Pope is kind of both, though

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

The catholic church is an international organization though

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Maybe they live in Vatican city

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

"Domestic terrorist" would imply the Pope is bombing the Vatican

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

He probably does bomb Vatican whenever the Holy Kitchen serves some particularly spicy food.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think that's a pretty narrow definition of terrorist. My mind went to the beliefs he preaches.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What, no, using violence is like the only qualifier to "terrorism" that everyone agrees on.

Now, we can - and should - discuss what violence means and the forms it takes in society. But actual physical violence is pretty universally agreed to be the key qualifier for a terrorist.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If it was universal the fascists wouldn't call spray painting a Tesla terrorism

[–] JackbyDev 1 points 1 day ago

Intentionally damaging property is considered violence, yes. (Don't mistake this as some sort of pro-Musk statement.)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

Pope's home country is literally the tiniest one, and he rules it. Can one be a domestic terrorist in that position?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don't know about that, Pope Francis was pretty good by my standards

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If your view that progress is only progress if you get everything you want with no downsides what so ever, you're doomed to be disappointed for the rest of your life.

The last guy was shockingly progressive for a pope. If that's not something to at least appreciate, even if you're not going to laud it, then all this bitching is pointless grandstanding.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago