General Discussion

yorkster

(3,858 posts)

114. Nepo Borgia baby

Reply to valleyrogue (Reply #108)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:11 AM

5 hrs ago

This mtng. may have been Hegseth's idea or Elbridge Colby may have cooked it up.
Staggering.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

valleyrogue

133 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Oh My! The Pentagon Threatened Pope Leo XIV's Ambassador With the Avignon Papacy [View all] malaise 18 hrs ago OP

WTF. mercuryblues 18 hrs ago #1

Well there goes Italy malaise 18 hrs ago #6

And all the Catholics of the world BonnieJW 16 hrs ago #45

the anti catholicism of these maga know nothings is in their dna. rampartd 12 hrs ago #106

And much of Latin America. Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #102

Much of Western Europe... r�is�n_dubh 11 hrs ago #110

To the right wing Evangelicals, the pope is the devil incarnate and Catholicism is an abomination. flashman13 16 hrs ago #55

Who says we'd even want to go to such an - um - "event"? calimary 15 hrs ago #70

You must have grown up in a different era than I did. Ms. Toad 15 hrs ago #76

I dated a Jewish girl in high school and went to synagogue with her family a couple of times. flashman13 15 hrs ago #85

The rest of us were all friendly and had a good time at each other's churches. Ms. Toad 14 hrs ago #92

I can vouch for that. Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #96

Yep. Catholic here. Oh boy did we obey. calimary 11 hrs ago #112

I have a different memory of those formative years FakeNoose 1 hr ago #129

Maybe it was regional, Ms. Toad 1 hr ago #130

I guess the point is that it was made clear they wren't invited. I'm no expert, but that doesn't sound very christian. flashman13 15 hrs ago #84

They're in league with the antiChrist B.See 14 hrs ago #91

Another regime change scheme? Marcuse 13 hrs ago #95

Trump would do as Henry VIII did if he thought he could get away with it. hunter 3 hrs ago #119

That wouldn't have happened if Henry had been allowed to divorce his first wife FakeNoose 1 hr ago #133

So is Trump going to bomb the Vatican? SunSeeker 18 hrs ago #2

It's definitely an implied threat. ananda 17 hrs ago #35

And, does he want to move the seat of the papacy to the White House? ananda 16 hrs ago #38

Wonder what Catholic convert JD Vance thinks of all that... SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #93

don't give him any ideas plz vapor2 16 hrs ago #59

I hope the fucking Catholics that voted for the tsf BlueKota 18 hrs ago #3

Those Catholics hate their Pope. Other Catholics love their Pope. mucifer 18 hrs ago #5

But do they love Whiskey Pete going all "30 Years War" at the Pentagon? paleotn 18 hrs ago #14

Many of them like Whiskey Pete BlueKota 17 hrs ago #37

Exactly! ybbor 17 hrs ago #25

I really admire this Pope. BlueKota 17 hrs ago #32

Not raised Catholic, but I'm definitely impressed with Leo. ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #49

I was raised Catholic too. Dulcinea 15 hrs ago #77

I agree. These two most recent Popes to me represent BlueKota 15 hrs ago #82

I agree. As a recovering ex Catholic I do like.. yourout 12 hrs ago #103

Popes Leo and Francis are truly "modern" men of this century FakeNoose 1 hr ago #131

Trumpist Conservative Catholics will never hear about this incident. maxsolomon 18 hrs ago #8

Not a chance. I'd have probably never heard of it without DU underpants 17 hrs ago #33

Yah, my whole damn family voted for the orange piece of shit BECAUSE OF HIS ABORTION STANCE!!!!!! a kennedy 17 hrs ago #27

yeppers - got some friends like that rurallib 17 hrs ago #29

It's so ironic how many fell for his anti-abortion act. ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #51

I wonder how many he paid for over the years. n/t SheilaAnn 16 hrs ago #63

Right? ShazzieB 16 hrs ago #67

They don't even care if he believes JBTaurus83 12 hrs ago #105

Do they know how many abortions OhioBack2Blue 16 hrs ago #66

Indeed, the Bible says nothing about abortion, except for a how-to. Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #98

I gotcha beat, I think... slightlv 15 hrs ago #71

I'm quite sure Trump doesn't really give 2 hoots about abortion... 3catwoman3 14 hrs ago #90

+1 area51 11 hrs ago #109

He actually had Erik aborted RVN VET71 4 hrs ago #117

TSF and crew had better get ready for some smiting. Sneederbunk 18 hrs ago #4

Guess they really don't like Leo's public statements wnylib 18 hrs ago #7

This was January so they must really be pissed with his comments malaise 18 hrs ago #9

Thats probably why hes been making them, Chicago Pope cares more about the Cubs than he does their threats lol. Volaris 16 hrs ago #52

Agree malaise 16 hrs ago #56

I can't help but being afraid for his safety MustLoveBeagles 17 hrs ago #36

Dear Goddess, these people are beyond deranged and dangerous. niyad 18 hrs ago #10

I just caught the tail end of her segment before the break..what's going on? I need to read up on the Avignon Papacy Deuxcents 18 hrs ago #11

need to read up on the Avignon Papacy malaise 18 hrs ago #15

Avignon Papacy, in a nutshell: Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #99

Omg what a manipulative bunch of degenerates. Passages 18 hrs ago #12

Nobody expects 3825-87867 18 hrs ago #13

There's an almost full bingo card of pissed off religious groups that tsf is about to complete. rubbersole 18 hrs ago #16

Colby is NOT . . . AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #17

He is a nepo baby, a grandson of one-time CIA head William Colby. n/t valleyrogue 11 hrs ago #108

Nepo Borgia baby yorkster 5 hrs ago #114

If only there were some super secret Vatican police force PuraVidaDreamin 18 hrs ago #18

The church has had or does have secret people who can take care of a situation that you're alluding to. Trueblue1968 15 hrs ago #86

The Avignon Papacy AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #19

Thanks..got to reading this history, too. I'm wondering just why the pentagon is bringing this up now Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #21

Thank you AverageOldGuy malaise 17 hrs ago #22

Thanks MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #41

And now: Recently-converted Catholic JD Vance says he will "look into the report" AverageOldGuy 17 hrs ago #20

Well, this just answered my question..thanks Deuxcents 17 hrs ago #23

He has a pre-campaign book out. It has a church on the cover. underpants 16 hrs ago #47

A church he had never even been in, much less attended. niyad 16 hrs ago #62

A church that's not even Roman Catholic. nt Wednesdays 13 hrs ago #101

He looks like a young Jonathan Winters. llmart 15 hrs ago #74

How long until VD Jance renounces Catholicism & goes full fundie? Dulcinea 15 hrs ago #83

Makes sense to me... littlemissmartypants 17 hrs ago #24

Going to war with the Pope. Irish_Dem 17 hrs ago #26

Steve Bannon's wet dream no_hypocrisy 17 hrs ago #28

They had a "fourteenth-century weapon" handy? underpants 17 hrs ago #30

Thanks for the info MustLoveBeagles 16 hrs ago #43

I think it's long past due to excommunicate many of these right-wing fascist Catholics in America. Crowman2009 17 hrs ago #31

Like that will scare him. Bob doesn't strike me as the type to suffer fools. He also strikes me as the type Scrivener7 17 hrs ago #34

The forces of darkness have thrown down the gauntlet. patphil 16 hrs ago #39

Jeezus. Impeach him! Joinfortmill 16 hrs ago #40

Well, that's some crazy shit right there. MerryBlooms 16 hrs ago #42

Say what? Cirsium 16 hrs ago #44

Welp, for those who thought this administration left the rails and went full wackaloon in the last few weeks, Emrys 16 hrs ago #46

Yup. God help us all!! blue-wave 16 hrs ago #50

I mean, would you look at that upholstery: Emrys 16 hrs ago #58

Jay Dee would blue-wave 15 hrs ago #72

How many American Cardinals blue-wave 16 hrs ago #48

I'm confident there will be not a word of this on EWTN DBoon 16 hrs ago #53

The Avignon Papacy could be second pope Buzz cook 16 hrs ago #54

Well, it's high time the Antipope put in an appearance Emrys 16 hrs ago #65

Kick! red dog 1 16 hrs ago #57

Didn't the Pope snub Vance on his last visit? vapor2 16 hrs ago #60

Yes malaise 16 hrs ago #64

So now Trump is going to bomb the Vatican? DFW 16 hrs ago #61

Another link malaise 15 hrs ago #79

To match the elbow-bending tendencies of Pete Hegseth, Mblaze 16 hrs ago #68

They are all drunk on power. Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #69

Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump LetMyPeopleVote 15 hrs ago #73

Good link malaise 15 hrs ago #75

Remember when Trump dressed up as the Pope? delisen 15 hrs ago #78

THIS malaise 15 hrs ago #80

Well, I thought they were all devout Christians.....nope it's all cosplay. spanone 15 hrs ago #81

The best news is that the pope malaise 14 hrs ago #87

Six of the current Nine Supreme Court Justices are Catholic. mackdaddy 14 hrs ago #88

How many of those six are Opus Dei? Wednesdays 12 hrs ago #104

Omg BlueWaveNeverEnd 14 hrs ago #89

NAZI diplomacy, but not so classy. Kid Berwyn 13 hrs ago #94

I can't believe this. The Trump Administration doesn't know that much history. n/t malthaussen 13 hrs ago #97

I think trump just wants KT2000 13 hrs ago #100

This is outrageously insane even for the Trump administration. valleyrogue 12 hrs ago #107

Post removed Post removed 11 hrs ago #111

I believe that Mierda47 has secured a seat in hell. n/t aggiesal 9 hrs ago #113

I want earthly punishment malaise 4 hrs ago #115

I want both. n/t aggiesal 2 hrs ago #123

LOL malaise 2 hrs ago #124

an under secretary "summons" an ambassador? and not at the state dept?/ rampartd 4 hrs ago #116

All our worst nightmares about the influence of violent video malaise 4 hrs ago #118

I didn't think anyone in Trumps administration was even that smart. BradBo 3 hrs ago #120

These people are fucking crazy. This is Steven Miller the whole way. BradBo 3 hrs ago #121

Or Bannon malaise 3 hrs ago #122

Holy crap! PatSeg 2 hrs ago #125

Yep malaise 2 hrs ago #126

How many divisions does the Pope have?-Josef Stalin CanonRay 1 hr ago #127

You are correct malaise 1 hr ago #132

Trumps reply.. Playingmantis 1 hr ago #128