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B.See

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34. Well, it wasn't for want of TRYING:

Reply to NBachers (Reply #18)

Thu May 8, 2025, 08:22 PM

May 8

MAGA Tries to Sway Pope Vote With $100 Bottles of Wine and Billion-Dollar Promises - Daily Beast

...wealthy VIPs made their preferences for the next pope clear.

“This room could raise a billion to help the church, so long as we have the right pope,” one guest told a reporter from the Times.

The Napa Institute, a MAGA-friendly Catholic network based out of California, also led a “once in a lifetime” pilgrimage to Rome this year that just happened to land its members in the middle of the pre-conclave action, The New York Times reported.

About 20 percent of the Napa Institute’s members are affiliated with Opus Dei, a secretive Catholic sect with deep ties to Project 2025, according to the book Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church.

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Matthew Gertz: MAGA freakout over the pope is under way... [View all] AStern May 8 OP

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha justaprogressive May 8 #1

👍Just what I coming here to say.... electric_blue68 May 9 #37

Fuck the Haters ZDU May 8 #2

THIS. RIGHT HERE. durablend May 8 #3

cheers mate ZDU May 8 #5

"The new Pope is an anchor baby from Peru who supports mass migration to the West." sop May 8 #4

Laura Ingraham had a baby? Who knew? dchill May 8 #29

It's good to be the Pope. MarineCombatEngineer May 8 #6

So many non-Catholics sdfernando May 8 #7

Right Wing is going to be pissed when they find out they have to share Jesus Torchlight May 8 #8

They seem to deny that they know THAT Jesus - the one with compassion and empathy. erronis May 8 #21

RWers don't like the long haired Jewish peacenik's teachings very much IronLionZion May 8 #36

Baaahahahahaaaaaa! electric_blue68 May 9 #38

Just wait! WVreaper May 8 #9

Next they'll be claiming election fraud WestMichRad May 8 #10

Yeah. "The smoke looked gray to me. Not white. Recount!" erronis May 8 #22

omg! 😄😄😄 electric_blue68 May 9 #39

If the haters are freaking out, they chose the right man for Pope Grim Chieftain May 8 #11

Who the hell is Matt Wallace? boonecreek May 8 #12

They dont get their propaganda straight sometime SSJVegeta May 8 #14

I just edited my post. boonecreek May 8 #15

And, the Pope's parents were neither immigrants, nor Peruvian. GoCubsGo May 8 #30

Maga freaking out that the new pope is, (gasp!), Catholic!! SSJVegeta May 8 #13

Fuck them. BigDemVoter May 8 #16

I am shocked, Just Jerome May 8 #17

What?? The Billionaire Maggot Bros couldn't fix the Pope's election like they fixed it for Pisswig? NBachers May 8 #18

Well, it wasn't for want of TRYING: B.See May 8 #34

I'm loving it IronLionZion May 8 #19

Oh Wah. Yeah too Bad fuckface Cha May 8 #20

As expected... Meowmee May 8 #23

Cope Harder, Fascist Cha May 8 #24

The fact that they're upset makes me happy. BlueKota May 8 #25

MAGA tears are sooooo delicious. DinahMoeHum May 8 #26

Malignant narcissist Iamscrewed May 8 #27

Fuck MAGA Traildogbob May 8 #28

They're just pissed off MLWR May 8 #31

""" AllaN01Bear May 8 #33

Amen BlueKota May 8 #35

that didnt take long mwuhahehahahaha. AllaN01Bear May 8 #32