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I work with special needs children in a public school. Catholic but no saint. "War is a defeat for humanity." - Pope St. John Paul II
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"It needs to be said clearly: There are those who systematically work by all means to drive away migrants, and this, when done knowingly and deliberately, is a grave sin." - Pope Francis
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This is such a good point. Neglect of the poor negatively effects everyone, if not economically then politically.
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“If politicians and professionals do not listen to the poor democracy atrophies, turns into a slogan, a formality; it loses its representative character and becomes disembodied, since it leaves out the people in their daily struggle for dignity, in the building of their future.” - Pope in Dilexi te
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An anthropology professor once told me he thinks the US is the first society where everyone who isn't super rich is supposed to feel ashamed for their failure to be super rich. Don't know if he's right, but it sure seems a lot of folks have internalized this attitude and it sucks.
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Pope Leo XIV urges support for Trump's Gaza peace plan. I hope Trump is motivated by the carrot of a Nobel Peace Prize rather than a scheme to turn Gaza into a Mediterranean resort. Leo's backing gives the plan legitimacy.

www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope calls on world leaders to commit to Gaza peace deal - Vatican News
Speaking at the close of Mass in St Peter’s Square, Pope Leo condemns both the “immense suffering” of Gazans and the rise of “antisemitic hatred” ...
www.vaticannews.va
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My brother bought the 45 single of this song. He was in 4th grade so I can't hold it against him today.
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One of the most common consequences of spiritual sadness is to choose nothing. The person who experiences it is seized by an interior laziness that is worse than death. To hope, on the other hand, is to choose.” - Pope Leo
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A retcon from Trump's Bible?
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One of my favorite hymns is the Orthodox "Rejoice O Bethany" about the raising of Lazarus. Didn't know about the meaning of his name.
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Kind of a moot question at this point.
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The "us against the whole world" attitude is leading Israel towards a very dark place. And I hate being complicit in all this as an American.
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How do people get into those pews?
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Ten years ago Trump did his infamous ride down the escalator to announce his presidential bid. Today the escalator stalled on the way back up. I think the escalator is trying to tell us something.
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Why not just call him "the Pope?" Like announcing "the Caped Crusader of Gotham City" when they could just say "it's Batman" and everyone knows who he is.
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"Our human life makes sense not because of artificial intelligence," he said, "but because of human beings and encounter, being with one another, creating relationships, and discovering in those human relationships also the presence of God."
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Ahmed Najar on the peril of calling out Isreal for committing genocide but doing nothing to stop it: "The danger is that we are not only witnessing the destruction of Gaza but also the hollowing out of the very idea that law can protect the vulnerable."

www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202...
Shaming Israel for Gaza genocide could embolden it, unless it is punished
Calling genocide by its name means nothing without action to stop it.
www.aljazeera.com
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Gilgamesh was way cooler than this guy.
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Go back a little earlier and you've got the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre for some extra gore and violence. And Queen Elizabeth fooling around with Henry II's brother the Duke of Anjou, twenty years younger than her.
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"Violence and arms can never resolve the problems of men." - Pope John Paul II
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This is the kind of stuff that will turn the US into a pillar of salt.
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A coworker told me she hopes Trump can improve the economy but then complained about his tariffs being a disaster. I suspect a lot of voters have these contradictory thoughts about Trump that Dems can exploit as the reality of his awful policies become impossible to ignore.
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In sum, Trump is a floundering figure of buffoonish incompetence who is simultaneously consolidating authoritarian power, which is precisely what makes this situation so combustible and dangerous. 7/7

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