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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 2h

A person who suggests even Pope Francis is best described as a "liberal" is really being unserious.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 11h

As Pope Leo begins to reveal some of his views on divisive issues, some conservative critics of his predecessor are rejecting the possible rise of another “liberal pope.”

As Pope Leo riles conservatives, some say ‘just focus on the church’

Conservatives who hoped that Leo, the first U.S.-born pope, would be more of a traditionalist instead hear echoes of his predecessor, Francis, in his public statements.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 3h

Totally agree.

Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 3h

I'll definitely accumulate PDFs but my brain just doesn't seem to retain things as effectively without pages.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 3h

They are definitely gonna make it harder to concentrate on the move.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 4h

Having not really thought ahead, which I regret, somehow the only two books that are around are Foucault's fourth volume of the History of Sexuality (on Christian confession) and Virilio's Negative Horizon. This is God's way of telling me to work on my French.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 6h

Okay I'm gonna have to formally and publicly say you should not do this. Francis fingers are for everyone to enjoy. Not exactly clear who to call about this but I have to assume only a specifically designated Weird Guy is allowed to separate holy relics (i.e., fingers).

Jamie Hew @jamiehew.bsky.social · 7h

i might nick his finger

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Emma Ní Bhean Sí 👻 @eks42.bsky.social · 14h

"Where the world sees threats, [the Church] sees children; where walls are built, she builds bridges"

Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

New Apostolic Exhortation just dropped. Get exhorted.

www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

www.vatican.va

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 15h

grumbling but I love it is actually the most accurate description of Catholicism

Juli-Ačiū 🍅🌵❄️🍁🇱🇹 @juli-aciu.bsky.social · 15h

making me break out a dictionary (grumbling but I love it)

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Maggie Helwig @maggiehelwig.bsky.social · 15h

Full text. I'm not a Roman Catholic, but I'm on board with all the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church considering themselves exhorted.

Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

New Apostolic Exhortation just dropped. Get exhorted.

www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

www.vatican.va

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 15h

In the event that someday you get around to it, I'm sure you'll find readers (with all your spare time, of course ;)).

Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 15h

Yes but ironically in doing so, our own Canadian hubris, arrogance, and ignorance is licensing our own nonsense. We are not ok, unfortunately, in relation to governance and functionality, assuming you imagine the government should be accountable to people and the public and not profit margins.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

This is so cool. Have you reflected anywhere on your pedagogical practice or the nuts and bolts of how you organize a workshop for a setting like this? Or have you found any resources that are particularly helpful?

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

New Apostolic Exhortation just dropped. Get exhorted.

www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Apostolic Exhortation Dilexi te of the Holy Father Leo XIV on Love for the Poor (4 October 2025)

APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION DILEXI TE OF THE HOLY FATHER LEO XIV TO ALL CHRISTIANS ON LOVE FOR THE POOR [ Multimedia ] _____________________

www.vatican.va

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

Nah this is actually Catholic grandma coded if anything. Protestants become goth because they don't have Catholic grandmas.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 16h

Not sure what you think I'm trying here but the Canadian past time of ignoring Canada's problems by pointing south is not really doing anyone any favors.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

As they should, that guy did a lot of stuff with that arm!

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

A Protestant friend sheepishly asked, "Is it really okay to...do that with someone's body?" To which I replied, "The pope said yes, so it must be. In fact, we're supposed to like it and I intend to." Catholicism rules. Get off the screens, get into the crypts.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

They're not even allegations they're perfectly correct attributions

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

Explained this on a call with some Protestants at work today who seemed equal parts disgusted and intrigued and I assured them I'd let them know next time I hear we get a cool holy foot or finger or whatever from somebody touring through Toronto.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 They're gonna display St. Francis's body for the first time and there's a chance I'll be in Rome in time to see it. You better believe I wanna get a good look at this 800 year old saint's skeleton.
www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/267021/...

Remains of St. Francis of Assisi to be publicly displayed for first time

The body of St. Francis will be moved from his tomb, located in the crypt, and placed at the foot of the papal altar in the lower church of the Basilica of St. Francis.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

And that's all on top of the government's obvious appetite for ramming through fossil fuel and mining infrastructure already opposed by Indigenous peoples, appointing a whole cabinet position dedicated to AI, etc. Don't go throwing stones, Canada has plenty for us to get busy on first.

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

Buddy the Canadian government may not be at Trump levels of extremity but Canada is overriding charter rights by legally shutting down strikes, doing sweeping public cuts for massive new military spending, and is in fact bullying other countries via its extractive industry. Quite a glass house!

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Dean Dettloff @deandettloff.bsky.social · 1d

The guy suspected of starting the LA fires:

- used ChatGPT to make an image of a city burning
- asked ChatGPT about legal culpability
- couldn't reach 911 because of bad reception
- burned his Bible earlier

Not the most important part here but Virilio would have written an insane book about this.

Pacific Palisades fire suspect snared by ChatGPT image, say investigators - BBC News

Investigators say evidence collected from the 29-year-old's devices showed an AI image of a burning city.

www.bbc.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 1d

This is extremely alarming. Prime Minister @mark-carney.bsky.social won the federal election promising to make us *less* depending on the US. Now we are hearing reports that he is offering up a CLOSER energy and military partnership in exchange for a trade deal... 🧵

www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

Carney raised Keystone XL pipeline revival in meeting with Trump | CBC News

Relief for Canada from U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum may come thanks to renewed interest in a pipeline project first proposed more than 15 years ago.

www.cbc.ca

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 2d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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