Selecting a new Pope, Conclave, First Round done

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible."
-- Justice Janice Rogers Brown

"The United States government is the largest criminal enterprise on earth."
-rduckwor

May 11, 2025, 08:30 PM

Cous2492

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Originally posted by Cous2492:

Fellow Catholic, here. I can relate to that sentiment from time to time. The debate gets old. The same worn out arguments get old. What never gets old is getting a message from someone who took a closer look at the faith and ended up converting. There have been more than one. They don't convert from the "go take a shit" argument, although that's usually the first thing I think with some of the more egregious posts...

Keep the faith. Be the light.

I know man. I’m just tired of it. I don’t tell anyone IRL to go take a shit but I do shut this same conversation down and if they keep it up, I’m out. After a few shots on goal, I will cuss, and if they don’t cut it out, adios. So don’t take it literal, it’s just my Texan lingo. I lead by example and I have a number of young women to protect and lead in my family. And I take that responsibility about as high as it can be taken.

But I’m not ever going to get on this forum and preach nor try to convert anyone. Some posts in this thread are SMH turf. These days many people politicize everything, including God. I don’t get that either. Nobody has a gun to their head forcing them to go to ANY denomination. It’s like they just enjoy taking shots and pointing fingers, keyboard warrior style. If you don’t like my faith, great, don’t participate, don’t go, ever. But just laying the incessant shits on it, man it gets old. And I’m not some Bible thumping style anyways. I think of Saint Michael and picture an ornery cuss so I’m not alone

And I am one of the people you mentioned. A guy I taught the music business to for many many years is a devout Catholic. He is still in the music business and goes to mass every single day, even on tour. Every single day. He gave me a nudge, I took a closer look, then RCIA, etc. That was 20 years ago when I went in.

I think we'd get along well. I am always the one in the group who is a little rough around the edges. Make the church ladies blush a little with my jokes. It's a gift. And a curse.

May 14, 2025, 08:37 AM

chellim1

Get a load of the pope's brothers
By Monica Showalter

It's as if God has a sense of humor.

Imagine getting elected to the 2,000-year-old Chair of St. Peter. You'd become the head of state of an unbroken succession of popes as well as the leader of the world's largest religion, one watched and followed closely by others, every word you said dissected closely. Your blessings would be sought, you'd deliver the global pieties, you'd avoid grubby politics, focusing on the tenets of your faith.

But then, you have these guys behind you, your two brothers, at least one of whom loves himself some Trump.

https://www.americanthinker.co...pope_s_brothers.html

Brother Lou seems like one of us...

May 14, 2025, 09:37 AM

HRK

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Originally posted by chellim1:
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Some posts in this thread are SMH turf.

I think I agree with you even if I don’t know what SMH turf is.
I think SMH is the symbol for the semiconductor ETF.

"SMH" is a common online acronym that stands for "shaking my head". It's used to express disbelief, frustration, or disapproval when someone is reacting negatively to something they've seen, heard, or read. It's a way of conveying the physical action of shaking one's head in response to something

Yes if he's even half the conservative of his brother it's going to be better for the Church..