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AllBlue

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4. You may not realize

Reply to MOMFUDSKI (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 4, 2023, 05:14 PM

Oct 2023

That in Catholic circles, the Pope is literally
"God on Earth", and speaks for God to all who will listen.

Source: Me, former Catholic. (It's complicated...)

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Pope Francis signals possibility of blessing same-sex unions [View all] peppertree Oct 2023 OP

Uh oh, now what do the catholics on the SC do when they go out of their way to Eliot Rosewater Oct 2023 #1

Especially that Archbishop "Bling" Cordileone in San Francisco - a shameless right-winger peppertree Oct 2023 #2

Who cares what he is signaling. MOMFUDSKI Oct 2023 #3

You may not realize AllBlue Oct 2023 #4

I feel the same way tom_kelly Oct 2023 #6

If marriage is a religious institution, why do religions recognize m/f civil marriage? keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #5

When the Pope Dies BOSSHOG Oct 2023 #7

I'm not so sure. AllBlue Oct 2023 #8

+1 peppertree Oct 2023 #9

Sweet AllBlue Oct 2023 #10