Pope Leo XIV has made a historic apology for the role the Holy See played in legitimizing slavery. Leo’s own family history includes both enslaved people and slave owners.
Played this for a coworker who’s agressively Catholic. He was not amused. So, i hit him with the ol’ Bill Hicks: " forgive me." He was very not amused. 5/7, would repeat.
I will die on the hill of “any given Pope deserves a beating on general principles”. This one I hate the least so far.
Tim Minchin said it best.
Played this for a coworker who’s agressively Catholic. He was not amused. So, i hit him with the ol’ Bill Hicks: " forgive me." He was very not amused. 5/7, would repeat.