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[–] 5 points 1 week ago (7 children)

He doesn't support women in the ministry, vilified the LGBTQ community and most importantly, protected pedo priests.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    I mean... would he have even been allowed to be the Pope if he didn't do those things? (let's not pretend the Pope is actually a divine appointment)

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago* (3 children)

    I'd argue striving to be head of one of the most hateful orgs automatically makes you bad person. Protecting pedos comes with the territory but doesn't give him a pass so to speak.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    What I mean is, the people who decide who is pope were never going to allow someone the title who would fight back against those topics.

    It doesn't matter how good or bad he is.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    And my point is he is a bad person, maybe the best we could hope for but still a bad person.

    I never said I expected better, just that the media lays it on thick and that it's laughable all the rubes that praise a guy who shrouds himself in homophobia and trans hate, and who protects pedophiles.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago* (1 child)

    He doesn't support women in the ministry

    That's not entirely true. While he doesn't support women in the priesthood or as bishops (as set in Catholic dogma), he has placed women in high administrative positions within the Vatican, which is something other popes haven't done.

    vilified the LGBTQ community

    Also not true. He's pushed a policy of welcoming all people, and while it's true he doesn't support gay marriage, that is again due to established Catholic dogma and has been much more progressive than previous popes.

    protected pedo priests.

    I can't say whether or not that's true, I can't find any instances of him protecting pedo priests.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 week ago

    He doesn't support women in the ministry

    Admin positions aren't the Ministry

    vilified the LGBTQ comm

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/09/pope-leo-xiv-lgbtq

    protected pedo priests.

    https://snapnetwork.org/2025/12/08/pope-leo-helped-shield-clergy-accused-of-abuse-in-peru-abuse-survivors-allege/

    There's another case in Chicago if I recall correctly

    In any case, being gay is still considered a sin and he was at a pedo priests birthday party 3 years ago. He's being told to pander by his media team, but absolutely nothing has changed and he's more than likely a hateful power hungry horrorshow. He's at a minimum worst than Francis (not saying much, every Pope is a low bar)

    The whole org is a fucking shit show, I can't believe people are actually buying this stuff.

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