Vance warns the pope should 'be careful' when talking about theology
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Vance, who is Catholic, said the pope was wrong in saying Jesus wasn’t on the side of those who wield the sword, pointing to the U.S. helping defeat the Nazis during World War II.

“But I think one of the issues here is that if you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful. You’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth, and that’s one of the things that I try to do, and it’s certainly something I would expect from the clergy, whether they’re Catholic or Protestant,” he added.

The pope and Donald Trump have exchanged barbs over the past several days, with the pope denouncing the war in Iran and Trump responding by saying Leo was “WEAK on crime” and “terrible for Foreign Policy.”

  • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    But I think one of the issues here is that if you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful. You’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth

    Oh dear, somebody has a lot of catching up to do. Start with Council of Nicea and go from there.

    FUN FACT: Council of Nicea was formed to settle the age old debate of “should priests cut off their balls or not? On the one hand, Jesus said to do so… on the other hand, my balls.”

      • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        5·
        3 days ago

        For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother’s womb: and there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men: and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for the kingdom of heaven’s sake. He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. ~Matthew 19:12

        Not just priests! He that is able to receive it, let him receive it. Castrati and eunochs only recently fell out of favor in the past century

        Christians are surprisingly ignorant of their own history, it’s kinda funny

    • AlexLost@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      The other part was to make it a patriarchal church instead of a matriarchal one. The Virgin Mary used to be the holy figure of Christianity, but men didn’t like that.

      • Mulligrubs@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        Correction, used to be one of the holy figureS, there were other sects with their own favorites (like John the Baptist and many others).

        They also tossed a lot of “in between” and after testimonies (Gospel of Thomas et al I think) and more.

        BUT, the pressing issue was balls.

        Coincidentally, the word “testimony” is derived from the old custom that referred to swearing an oath on your balls (testicles).

        Lots of balls. balls balls balls

        That obsession survives to this day