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dbackjon

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41. Fuck that homophobic asshole

Reply to cali (Original post)

Wed Mar 13, 2013, 03:31 PM

Mar 2013

He is the true work of Satan. Not gays like he says we are.

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*Drumroll* The New Pope is Bergoglio of Argentina [View all] cali Mar 2013 OP

Another right wing reactionary. Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #1

Qu'elle surprise. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #4

He's also 76 years old cali Mar 2013 #9

I don't get it...is there some unofficial rule that the guy has to be over 70? Blue_Tires Mar 2013 #68

It's the Catholic Church, what were you expecting? Puzzledtraveller Mar 2013 #21

The new pope also says adoption by homosexuals is a form of discrimination against children. Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #32

Pope Francis Hissyspit Mar 2013 #2

as in "lighten up, francis"? eom arely staircase Mar 2013 #6

No--as in St. Francis meow2u3 Mar 2013 #13

oh, i've had my dog blessed arely staircase Mar 2013 #19

I had my cats blessed meow2u3 Mar 2013 #31

Well, technically Hissyspit Mar 2013 #26

Or, he could be named after Francis Borgia, or Francis of Rome, or... GoCubsGo Mar 2013 #54

I'm guessing Francis of Assisi bklyncowgirl Mar 2013 #29

Francis the Talking Tool ? lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #61

no fucking way! AngryAmish Mar 2013 #3

A Jesuit???!!!???!!!???!!!??? Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #8

This is very interesting AngryAmish Mar 2013 #14

Not only that, a Jesuit who calls himself "Francis" Recursion Mar 2013 #57

Francis Xavier, one of the first Jesuits Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2013 #63

Fascinating LittleBlue Mar 2013 #5

down to earth is, i'm sure, a very relative concept with cardinals arely staircase Mar 2013 #17

Interesting name, Francis. A focus on poverty, then environment, and animals then? LittleBlue Mar 2013 #22

No, his main thing is bashing gays. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #27

NPR says he's a Jesuit bklyncowgirl Mar 2013 #7

The dude is no progressive. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #15

+1 hes anti-gay, ant-women - no progressive n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #18

He's a Jesuit? Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #10

Chris Matthews was delighted...Says Jesuits have "big brains." KoKo Mar 2013 #34

He tows the party line, that's for sure... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #11

He Toes The Line Not Tow HangOnKids Mar 2013 #23

Shame on me... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #39

Sorry if that sounded harsh HangOnKids Mar 2013 #45

Yikes...that doesn't sound like fun... joeybee12 Mar 2013 #46

Just remember one pulls things HangOnKids Mar 2013 #48

Or you let someone else put the polish on! joeybee12 Mar 2013 #49

76? So in about 10years, we will be back to picking another Pope and polluting the enviroment HipChick Mar 2013 #12

They will probably pick sooner than that. LiberalFighter Mar 2013 #42

Pope Francis Canuckistanian Mar 2013 #16

first non-European pope rollin74 Mar 2013 #20

Not quite sarisataka Mar 2013 #40

The Mediterranean world at the time was essentially a Greco-Roman space RZM Mar 2013 #55

Hierarchies do tend to select leaders sarisataka Mar 2013 #69

Fred Phelps type of gay-hating bigot. Screw him. nt geek tragedy Mar 2013 #24

Pope Francis is a moderate meow2u3 Mar 2013 #25

He a Jesuit and they are thinkers Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #33

He is against married clergy...and women, and gays, and anything progressive in nature. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #52

He came out for contraception Kingofalldems Mar 2013 #53

Not exactly. He approved of it only to prevent the spread of disease. progressoid Mar 2013 #67

He's also against wealth inequality Recursion Mar 2013 #58

Oh, they're all against that, c'mon now. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #59

Considering the guy rented an apartment, took the bus, cooked his own meals, etc.. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #65

And now he'll live in a palace. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #66

Moderate? LOL - look up his anti-gay and women statements n/t FreeState Mar 2013 #38

Now compare those and his other statements to the church at large. Moderate. (nt) Posteritatis Mar 2013 #64

No, he is NOT a moderate. dbackjon Mar 2013 #43

Does his bio say what he was up to during the dirty war?..nt Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #28

From wikipedia Paul E Ester Mar 2013 #36

OMG! Neil Rogers twin brother! superpatriotman Mar 2013 #44

Neil Pope! RandiFan1290 Mar 2013 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author Cali_Democrat Mar 2013 #30

From the Guardian blog: cali Mar 2013 #35

The RCC is losing ground and influence in South America to other Christian sects. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #37

As South America gains affluence and education (freedom) Dawson Leery Mar 2013 #47

Threw them a bone...but it won't stop the losses. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #51

Fuck that homophobic asshole dbackjon Mar 2013 #41

I'm praying DevonRex Mar 2013 #60

As a group, I like Jesuits quite a lot DevonRex Mar 2013 #56

I like this as a move to stem the rise of evangelicals in Latin America flamingdem Mar 2013 #62

Is he mulish and does he sound like Chill Wills? whistler162 Mar 2013 #70