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MLAA

(19,640 posts)
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 09:12 AM Apr 2025

A German friend of a friend sent this. Caption reads Conclave cancelled, successor found. No disrespect to Pope Francis

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A German friend of a friend sent this. Caption reads Conclave cancelled, successor found. No disrespect to Pope Francis (Original Post) MLAA Apr 2025 OP
Really offensive in a few ways... FarPoint Apr 2025 #1
Yes, it is offensive EYESORE 9001 Apr 2025 #2
For real? n/t crim son Apr 2025 #5
Awww. That's a shame NoRethugFriends Apr 2025 #6
So if someone finds something offensive bif Apr 2025 #11
Selective tolerance at work. writerJT Apr 2025 #13
I am sorry you were offended, what warning would you suggest? I'm open. MLAA Apr 2025 #14
Something along the lines of " may be offensive" FarPoint Apr 2025 #15
The orange menace says he wants to be pope. usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #18
The orange menace is only stealing oxygen from any opposition news. FarPoint Apr 2025 #21
The lounge doesn't allow political items. MLAA Apr 2025 #20
personally, I feel we can respect the person who was the Pope, but expressing contempt for the title and position of a msfiddlestix Apr 2025 #29
Bwahahahahahahah! crim son Apr 2025 #3
Kick dalton99a Apr 2025 #4
Oooh 3auld6phart Apr 2025 #7
AI slop is so fuckin boring WhiskeyGrinder Apr 2025 #8
+1,000,000 highplainsdem Apr 2025 #24
He would never take a demotion...... lastlib Apr 2025 #9
;-{) Goonch Apr 2025 #10
😹 Meowmee Apr 2025 #12
Love it. Xavier Breath Apr 2025 #16
Thanks MLAA Apr 2025 #19
Considering he said he wants yo be pope, this is spot on. usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #17
Do you have a link to that? Polybius Apr 2025 #22
Sorry i took so long. usedtobedemgurl Apr 2025 #25
Nicely revised headline! bif Apr 2025 #23
Elon rigged the white smoke. sop Apr 2025 #26
I think this is hilarious GenThePerservering Apr 2025 #27
omg gopiscrap Apr 2025 #28

FarPoint

(14,413 posts)
15. Something along the lines of " may be offensive"
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 10:40 AM
Apr 2025

It's just not politically correct or even funny.... I prefer to honor the great Pope Francis as he was a man for peace, feed the starving...a true humanitarian....

Maybe it belonged more in the Lounge....

usedtobedemgurl

(1,902 posts)
18. The orange menace says he wants to be pope.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 11:03 AM
Apr 2025

This is trying to wake people up to the crazed monster he is. He thinks he could do the job!

FarPoint

(14,413 posts)
21. The orange menace is only stealing oxygen from any opposition news.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:10 PM
Apr 2025

He blabbers daily nonsense so we talk about him and not for ourselves. I tune him out and seek leadership action steps to return to a democracy ... The media and even DU entertain daily the nonsense he blabbers...

MLAA

(19,640 posts)
20. The lounge doesn't allow political items.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 11:29 AM
Apr 2025

I didn’t think it funny so much as another warning about the narcissist who actually did just joke about being Pope himself.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-jokes-no-1-choice-213700064.html

After a reporter asked Trump who he thought should follow Pope Francis as the next pope, the non-Catholic president offered a response that was entirely in character.

“I’d like to be pope,” Trump joked. “That’d be my No. 1 choice.”

I wholeheartedly agree that Pope Francis was indeed a Pope of the people and a true humanitarian. All disrespect is aimed at TSF. I updated the OP title.



msfiddlestix

(8,155 posts)
29. personally, I feel we can respect the person who was the Pope, but expressing contempt for the title and position of a
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 07:52 PM
Apr 2025

corrupt organization is fair game. After all. just the existence of the Vatican alone pretty much displays power greed and corruption for all the world to see. Talking about the institution not the passing or the person of the former place holder.

crim son

(27,549 posts)
3. Bwahahahahahahah!
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 09:15 AM
Apr 2025

My son's German girlfriend has been reporting the German reaction to what's happening here in the U.S. She is not impressed.

usedtobedemgurl

(1,902 posts)
17. Considering he said he wants yo be pope, this is spot on.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 11:01 AM
Apr 2025

May e a warming is needed, though? Something like: warning, this crazed bastard cannot get enough power. He wants to take over countries, rule the world and be pope. He has said each one of these things. Be warned, he is dangerous to everything on this planet.

Polybius

(21,291 posts)
22. Do you have a link to that?
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 12:15 PM
Apr 2025

I don't doubt you, I just want to read the quote for myself.

Edit: Nevermind, I found it. Yikes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c3r80jdgqqqo

usedtobedemgurl

(1,902 posts)
25. Sorry i took so long.
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 02:48 PM
Apr 2025

I would have found it. It was posted, here, several times yesterday. Yikes, indeed.

GenThePerservering

(3,144 posts)
27. I think this is hilarious
Wed Apr 30, 2025, 04:04 PM
Apr 2025

people stop being so easily offended - it has nothing to do with Pope Francis and everything to do with Trump's stupid ambition. Francis would probably have laughed because he knew exactly what Trump was about.

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