I'm somewhat weak on my knowledge of the Bible, and refrain from evaluating Popes. President Trump on the other hand is apparently a biblical scholar, and wants Pope Leo fired. In Trump's post cage match sermon, he proclaimed that Leo isn't doing a very good job, and that Leo is a very liberal person.Trump even released an illustration of himself laying his healing hands on a wounded man. As I've written before, I don't know what kind of psychiatric department Walter Reed has, but they might need to gear it up.
Susan Wiles, Trump's chief of staff, certainly is earning her pay, as is Karoline Leavitt. Explaining away Trump is no easy job. The apologists are sounding sillier every day. Imagine being a Catholic Republican incumbent running for re-election in November, and not speaking up?
ADDENDUM: By early Monday afternoon, Trump removed the image, explaining that it was meant to portray him as a doctor, and that he does make people "feel better". Unfortunately, I don't think that his explanation made anybody feel better about him.
It is now out of fashion for anyone to oppose war, especially wars of choice for political purposes. Accusing the pope of supporting Iran having a nuclear weapon , a false narrative, that is now the supposed justification for the war.
ReplyDeleteIn reality, Iran and its leadership come across as more stable and more restrained than either Trump or Netanyahu, one has to ask if either should have access to nuclear weapons.
Iran’s leadership more stable, restrained? You must be kidding. They recently slaughtered 35, 000 of their own citizens for protesting in the streets, used women and children as human shields.
DeleteThe 35,000 is as erroneous as other talking points concerning Iran. There are facts available about all of these questions, but is of course much easier to just be a polly parrot of propaganda without any real knowledge.
DeleteMM, I spent 10 years in the Catholic education system, half before Vatican II, so allow me:
ReplyDeleteThe Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) is virtually ignored among Catholics, and the New Testament holds only a small place in Roman Catholicism compared to Evangelical or Pentecostal sects.
So don’t worry yourself about Biblical knowledge.
The current Pope is a mediocre intellect at best. It’s astonishing that the Collage of Cardinals elected this dolt, he promises to be as ineffectual and loopy as the last dimwit and I am being kind here.
The pissing contest between the Orange One and PaPa has all the gravitas of the tiff between Tipper Gore and Frank Zappa, with the Pope from ‘Nova in the role of Tipper.
The Real Estate Guy from Queens is the premiere troller in the history of mass media.
Wow, I pray you weren’t a teacher.
Deleteanon@9:06: your comment is printable, which is more than I can say for the five others I passed over, but it is not saying much.
ReplyDeleteLeo is pope to 1.5 billion people, while you don't even sign your name?
Trump is supposed to be president to 340 million, not premiere troller.
My hope is that Trump appoints a new qualified cabinet, and spends the next 2.5 years playing golf.
Trump is not the usual political type, trolling is a part of his completely unique style, to articulate the obvious.
ReplyDeleteHe’s a real character for sure. He did manage to take all the swing states and the Blue Wall on the way to winning the Electoral College and the popular vote, so he’s got something going on.
Yeah, I also miss Scranton Joe and his wacky wonderful gang, both all things must pass, and Kamala may well run again, so there’s that.
You have to Grant Trump some slack. After all, when not busy golfing, he is spending all his time healing the sick, raising the dead, and walking on water.
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DeleteWell the Orange One has completely stopped the madness along the Rio Grande River, kept dicks out of girls locker rooms and women’s sports, supported our allies in the Middle East against the death cult terrorist regime in Iran, reduced taxes on overtime and tips, insisted that all NATO members pay their fair share, won a national election by a slam dunk and negotiated the end of three or four wars.
So there’s that.
Adding to the 3:22 comment, let’s not forget adjusting every federal tax bracket to create more dollars staying in our pocket, Of course, let’s also thank the Big, beautiful, Bill for adding up to $6000 per eligible senior citizen tax deduction that will, at least, stay in effect until the Democrats come back into control.
DeleteOh, about those so-called high prices per gallon of gas. Same now as when ‘Chosen One’ Obama was in office.
We’re all doing pretty good, but let’s hate him anyway, just because.
“Hate Trump” is all they have.
DeleteThe doctor is in. Just ask Maxwell who is feeling much better in a nice cushy min. security camp, the doc’s friend Bannon who got an inoculation of immunity for scamming saps out of donations to build a wall, and don’t forget the healing touch he gave all the cop beating Jan. 6th traitors amongst others. The further alleviation of pain of those with too much money purchasing Chinese made MAGA hats and bibles along with other baubles, such as personalized coins and hundreds of other items to help those with brain damage shows his healing ways. I’m just glad the world and our country is in perfect shape now, so he “has time to golf” like any other doctor.
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