Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) celebrated following the death of Pope Francis on Monday. "Today there were major shifts in global leaderships," Greene wrote on X just hours after the pontiff died. "Evil is being defeated by the hand of God." Greene's remarks came after Rep. Nancy Mace's (R...
  • Jaysyn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    MTG very obviously doesn’t really believe in the religion she claims to follow.

    • GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      8 days ago

      Most Republicans don’t. Never have in my lifetime, honestly, but with how hard they fight these days against e.g. feeding the hungry and treating the sick, it’s more glaringly obvious than ever.

    • Delphia@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      “Never forget in the story of Jesus, the hero was killed by the state” - Killer Mike.

      • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Jesus, who came back from the dead? Like a zombie? Zombie Jesus is lord. I worship a zombie cult? I need to rethink my life.

        • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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          8 days ago

          It’s well known that since he came back from the dead but he didn’t decay or lose intelligence or anything, that Jesus was a lich.

          • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
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            8 days ago

            Liches decay usually to skeletal levels.

            But it’s a good point.

            I asked Cohere (Canadian LLM/AI) what fits best:

            The mythical creature that best matches the description of Jesus, who dies and returns to life while retaining his intelligence and physical form, is often associated with the concept of a “Resurrected Divine Being” rather than a specific mythical creature from folklore. However, if we look for parallels in mythology, the closest analogy might be:

            The Phoenix

            The Phoenix is a mythical bird that cyclically regenerates or is reborn. It dies in a burst of flames and then rises again, renewed and youthful, from its ashes. This symbolizes rebirth, immortality, and the triumph over death. While the Phoenix is not a direct theological match, its theme of death and resurrection aligns with the core aspect of Jesus’ story.

            Other Considerations

            1. Osiris (Egyptian Mythology): Osiris, the god of the afterlife, was murdered by Set, dismembered, and later resurrected by Isis. He becomes the lord of the underworld and a symbol of rebirth and eternal life. This parallels the idea of dying and rising again, though Osiris remains in a divine, otherworldly state.

            2. Attis (Phrygian Mythology): Attis was a vegetation god who dies and is reborn annually, symbolizing the cycle of life and death. His resurrection is tied to the renewal of nature.

            3. Dionysus (Greek Mythology): Dionysus, the god of wine and fertility, was dismembered and then reborn, symbolizing rebirth and transformation. His resurrection is often tied to themes of renewal and divine power.

            Conclusion

            While none of these mythical creatures perfectly align with the theological specifics of Jesus (who is considered divine in Christianity and whose resurrection is central to Christian doctrine), the Phoenix is the closest in terms of the symbolic theme of death and rebirth. Jesus, however, transcends these mythical parallels as a figure of religious faith, not just a mythological archetype. His resurrection is presented as a unique, divine event rather than a cyclical or mythical phenomenon.

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      fun fact… killing jesus was always god’s plan. god set adam and eve up in the garden specifically so he could LARP as a Nice Guy™. In fact, not killing jesus would have condemned humanity to eternal suffering, and therefore would have been sin. Not that anyone had a choice, because it’s all part of god’s plan, right, and god’s plan always comes to fruition.

      If you believe in that sort of thing.

  • MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Oh face of evil,

    Oh Marjorie Trailer Queen,

    The evil you know,

    Is the evil you’ve seen.

    Oh face of spite,

    A reflection so mean,

    The ugliest sight,

    Is the one you preen.

    Oh face of shame,

    A soul so obscene,

    The monster you blame,

    Is the one you’ve been.

    • Akasazh@feddit.nlEnglish
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      9 days ago

      This is way too beautiful for that piece of trash.

      But it’s really good. Did you write that?

      • MuskyMelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        7 days ago

        Wrote the first part. Asked AI for two more based on the first and then tweaked the final. ✌️

  • Ilixtze@lemm.eeEnglish
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    9 days ago

    The people in the white house are talking more and more like gaudy villains from 90’s anime.

  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    9 days ago

    Next week:

    Margarine Trailer Queen: “What do you mean there’s another pope?!”

  • Geetnerd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    This is the result of 40 years of Jerry Springer, Judge Judy, Rush Limbaugh, and all the other Right Wing Grifters that followed.

    They know the lowest of us love cruelty as comedy.

  • Steve@communick.newsEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Should we tell her there’ll be another Pope, or is it funnier to let her keep believing?

    • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      9 days ago

      I’m very afraid that the next pope will be somebody American catholic bishops would approve of. a trans hating, immigrant-hating asshole who will excuse everything Nazi America does like that one nazi pope did historically

      • Airowird@lemm.eeEnglish
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        9 days ago

        80% of the conclave was appointed by the Pope. I doubt it’s gonnabe a radical chnge in the Vatican.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Do you seriously think the Vatican is influenced by MAGA? Or by European far-right elements for that matter?

        It’s no coincidence, no outlier, that the last one was slightly more tolerant on certain issues. (Apparently enough to piss off more than one US christofascist.) I fear MTG will not see God’s plan in whatever follows, either.

        • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          9 days ago

          Do you seriously think they’re not?

          Do you really think the cia/nsa doesn’t have compromat? Or that Putin doesn’t?

          Or that rich fucks like musk can’t buy a priest?

          Are you really so confident the organization that made a deliberate effort to protect men who sexually assaulted children is going to do the right thing because it’s the right thing?l

          • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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            9 days ago

            Just to be clear, I’m not defending the Catholic Church here. At all. Just calling out USians who think the world revolves around their country.

            • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              9 days ago

              revolves around? no. I don’t think that at all.

              but I do know that roughly 28% of annual contributions come from the US, that the US is fourth on the list of ‘most Catholics’ by total numbers and the vatican would be pretty stupid to ignore those two points. and that is not even coming close to the question of corruption or doctrine.

              Are they going to completely capitulate? probably not, but that doesn’t mean there’s no influence, either. Further, the vatican still opposes trans lifestyles doctrinaly, and Francis was the first pope to emphasize pastoral care over doctrine. It would not be difficult to imagine that conservative voices push back against that shift.

              Thus I’m concerned that the next guy won’t be as supportive of trans as Francis was. Remember, Francis ruffled more than a few feathers with his progressiveness, not just american bishops (who are straight up assholes.)

        • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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          9 days ago

          The American Catholic church hierarchy is reactionary and many of them are allied with MAGA. Think of shit-stains like Alito. Even Vance has converted to Catholicism, and there’s no way a twised fuck like him signed onto anything that promotes compassion or human decency. He’s more likely in it for the smell of incense, the Latin Mass, the Inquisition and the ancient tradition of diddling altar boys.

        • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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          9 days ago

          You do realize that there will be American cardinals involved in the voting process, right?

          The Pope himself could end up being from the US.

      • straightjorkin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Francis appointed most of the college of cardinals, and I find it unlikely he’d appoint someone so ready to buddy with fascism, so we will likely still have a liberal pope.

      • straightjorkin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Francis appointed most of the college of cardinals so more than likely we will get another woke pope. Hopefully this one is even woker.

    • Echinoderm@aussie.zoneEnglish
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      9 days ago

      But the next pope may be far more conservative than Francis, who by Catholic Church standards was unusually liberal.

    • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.caEnglish
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      9 days ago

      She was likely against the somewhat liberal views of Pope Francis, like how Christians should be kind to gay people and refugees.

      • biofaust@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Francis said that judgement should be suspended on gay individuals and theorized a gay cabal in the same sentence. That’s different than being kind to them.

      • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Even the pope is just a church organ. I meant, his “policy” if you will was more than just his own. It’s doubtful that Vance’s visit (I will run with the idea*) will bring forth a more conservative pope.

        * “Rep. Nancy Mace (…) bizarrely insisted that a visit by U.S. Vice President JD Vance did not lead to the pope’s death.”

        • futatorius@lemm.eeEnglish
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          9 days ago

          It’s highly likely the next pope will be conservative. There are different factions within the Vatican (and the church as a whole) and they get turns putting their guy in the big chair.

          • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            8 days ago

            Francis appointed a majority of the voting cardinals. This isn’t a democracy, where people have groups that lobby in any meaningful way- the Pope is the supreme executive. Like a dictator.

            So either he appointed in a stupid fashion, and the next pope is more conservative, or he appointed wisely, and the voters follow him with someone equally progressive in view.

            (Progressive here, of course, is very, very relative.)

            And to be clear, it’s not like, a slim majority. Of the 135 cardinals who will be voting for the next pope, Francis appointed 108 of them.

            Don’t get me wrong- some of those have been quoted as saying some super backwards shit. But statistically, I would put my bet on “around about the same.”

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.orgEnglish
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    9 days ago

    Vultures.

    It’s an alt-right social media trend: descend on the dead before they’re even cold.

    That said, MTG is still dumb as bricks. Says a lot about MAGA, what type of women they bring forth. Sorry if that sounds sexist - or if, the sexism is not mine.

    • Queen HawlSera@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 days ago

      A smart woman tends not to advance the cause of misogyny no. They kinda don’t wanna end up like that chick from Handmaid’s Tale who got reading banned for her gender and now she’s bored.

      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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        9 days ago

        At least Serena Joy was classy (well, you know, aside from the ceremonial rapes) and carried herself like a fucking human.

        • presbypenguin@reddthat.comEnglish
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          9 days ago

          Gonna be honest, we should be thankful these freaks aren’t carrying themselves with dignity. People will respect horrible, horrible things done politely.