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[–] [email protected] 107 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Here in Mexico we have a saying, "más católicos que el Papa" (more Catholic than the Pope), referring to people who are too zealous in their faith and keep judging others.

[–] [email protected] 46 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Funnily we have the exact same thing in german, being ”päpstlicher als der Papst" (more papal than the pope)

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I suspect it is a thing in all Catholic cultures.

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

We also have that saying in french. At least in Canada

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

No need for that. Just become more magical than the pope.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I say that to my Catholic mom who is not judgemental, but too ascetic. She thinks any feelings of pleasure could lead to sin; shies away from any topic of sex and even mere mention of contraceptives; and she has antiquated abstentionist view that alcohol leads to people doing bad stuff, even though from my own personal experience, people could get drunk and still be polite, but an already insecure or asshole person who is drunk will become an even bigger asshole (because alcohol removes inhibition not morality). I say to my mom that she would be the confirmed first female pope if she had not been married.

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[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I know someone that said this to me about the pope, and I said basically the same thing: "he's literally the pope. That comment actually makes you the 'untrue' Catholic."

Did not go well. 10/10 would recommend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

They say he's an apostate, and nothing you say will change their mind. What I recommend is not engaging in these discussions with close-minded people. No good will come of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

We have dramatically different ideas of what is fun.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if there's a term for people who protest the opinions of the pope?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I believe they're called heretics. Papal infallibility and divine representative positioning within Catholicism means disbelief in the word of the pope would basically be a renunciation of the faith.

They ain't called papists for nothin!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 months ago

They probably mean he never molested anyone, like a true catholic

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago (3 children)

She could think he's the Antipope.

But there's a danger there if he collides with the Pope as it will cause a catastrophic explosion.

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

As long as you contain it in a tube, you can create a warp bubble, though.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Funny enough, the book Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, which is about the murder of a Catholic priest whom was involved in creating antimatter at CERN, has a direct reference to TNG.

EDIT: In case you aren’t going to read this book or haven’t, the reference is an explanation of how the warp core on the Enterprise-D is powered by matter/antimatter reactions.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

catholistrophic even.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is my mom. Hardcore catholic who sent me to catholic school but turned Trumper in 2016. Still catholic, but she hates the pope now. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about, etc. She has Borderline Personality Disorder and it’s not worth arguing about. Plus, I got out of that shit when I turned 18 so I really shouldn’t care but for some reason it bothers me - indoctrinated me for years but now all of a sudden she doesn’t have to follow the rules. Fuck religion.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Cognitive dissonance. I feel like, at a certain age, most religious people are just unable to change their minds. It is incredible that the leader of their own religion is trying to teach them something, and they are deluded into thinking their "interpretation" (which isn't theirs at all, but was force fed to them) is the correct one.

It wasn't that long ago that the whole damn religious ceremony was performed in Latin. That way, no normal person had a chance of understanding what was going on. And they were entirely dependent on the priests and the pope's word. Back then, doubting the pope had consequences. Not that those were better times. It is just crazy to see how much this religion has changed.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I'm not surprised, I used to live with a super catholic guy who thought the same.

Me, raised Catholic, invited him to split with the Catholic church and become a Protestant each time he would rant.

He was much less amused by the suggestion than I was lmfao

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

An experts' expertise being criticized by a non-expert who thinks he knows best because he learned a little bit about that expert domain.

Pretty common stuff nowadays, especially in Social Media.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

By definition you cannot be more Catholic than the Pope.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The Pope is infallible when making a definitive statement on morals or faith.

That's the doctrine.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Glances at tree documenting schisms in christianity

Uh huh. I'm sure they'll accept whatever he says.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Wild but there are quite a few out there who don't believe he is the real pope...

Sedevantists

A main scholar of such is Mel Gibson's dad.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The literal definition of "not real Catholics"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

You don't believe in the same fiction as me!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I assume there's always a group of them for all popes or am I incorrect? Mean not necessarily the same people but someone must not like whichever one is current enough to form a group in the past.

Online these days it's like fishing in a barrel to find someone with your weird ideas so no digging needed there.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (1 children)

when you like having a religious excuse for your hate so much that you denounce your religious leader just to keep it.

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

Leader? The pope is not just a leader. He is the divine representator of (for) god on this earth. He is the appointed successor to saint Peter, the guy chosen by Jesus himself as be the "frontman" (what Dave Grohl is to the foo fighters for you heretics ;) ) of the apostles and the bearer of the keys of heaven.

Or, at least, that's according to true catholics.

Anyway, the pope is not just a leader.

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

yeah; i just wanted to generalize my statement

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

Somebody needs to look at the true history of Christianity and accept that John had the hots for Jesus.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Their credibility is in tatters and their following at record low numbers in the EU. I think it’s no coincidence that they are thinking twice about some of the minorities they have spent history punching down on. A business decision.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

There's been a lot of Catholics who hated whoever was the Pope at the time. It's almost tradition at this point

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Do you want an Anti-Pope?

Because this how get an Anti-Pope.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antipope_John_XXIII

We had a couple already, but I suppose we can go for elevenses.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The only way it could be any more obvious would be to substitute Scotsman for Catholic.

It is nice to see religious weirdos starting to come around to humane values though.

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

To be as obvious as criticising the pope for not being a true catholic the "no true scotsman" would have to be said to William Wallace himself.

[–] catch22 8 points 2 months ago

This post pretty much sums up social media.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So much for infallibility I guess.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Papal infallibility is a formal attribution to statements on matters of faith. IIRC there have only been a handful of formal “infallible” statements by the papacy. Jesus is the son of God, Mary was the immaculate conception, very foundational stuff like that.

Source: recovering Catholic and religious studies minor from many years ago. Take with a lot of sodium.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

See also: No True ~~Scotsman~~ Catholic

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Do bears still shit in the woods?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The gold tainted excrement I keep finding, and the fact that I'm also suddenly dead after a small mountain erupted next to me, says that they probably do.

Anyway, I'm coming in while browsing ALL. What are we talking about?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

The excuse I got was "evil will be allowed to rule on earth to test us"

An excuse EVERY TIME....

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Sounds like a Lutheran

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

I would argue that it's possible to have a Pope who isn't a true Catholic. I mean, look at some of the Renaissance popes...

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