Here in Mexico we have a saying, “más católicos que el Papa” (more Catholic than the Pope), referring to people who are too zealous in their faith and keep judging others.
Funnily we have the exact same thing in german, being ”päpstlicher als der Papst" (more papal than the pope)
I say that to my Catholic mom who is not judgemental, but too ascetic. She thinks any feelings of pleasure could lead to sin; shies away from any topic of sex and even mere mention of contraceptives; and she has antiquated abstentionist view that alcohol leads to people doing bad stuff, even though from my own personal experience, people could get drunk and still be polite, but an already insecure or asshole person who is drunk will become an even bigger asshole (because alcohol removes inhibition not morality). I say to my mom that she would be the confirmed first female pope if she had not been married.
I know someone that said this to me about the pope, and I said basically the same thing: “he’s literally the pope. That comment actually makes you the ‘untrue’ Catholic.”
Did not go well. 10/10 would recommend.
They say he’s an apostate, and nothing you say will change their mind. What I recommend is not engaging in these discussions with close-minded people. No good will come of it.
I wonder if there’s a term for people who protest the opinions of the pope?
They probably mean he never molested anyone, like a true catholic
She could think he’s the Antipope.
But there’s a danger there if he collides with the Pope as it will cause a catastrophic explosion.
As long as you contain it in a tube, you can create a warp bubble, though.
Funny enough, the book Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, which is about the murder of a Catholic priest whom was involved in creating antimatter at CERN, has a direct reference to TNG.
EDIT: In case you aren’t going to read this book or haven’t, the reference is an explanation of how the warp core on the Enterprise-D is powered by matter/antimatter reactions.
This is my mom. Hardcore catholic who sent me to catholic school but turned Trumper in 2016. Still catholic, but she hates the pope now. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about, etc. She has Borderline Personality Disorder and it’s not worth arguing about. Plus, I got out of that shit when I turned 18 so I really shouldn’t care but for some reason it bothers me - indoctrinated me for years but now all of a sudden she doesn’t have to follow the rules. Fuck religion.
Cognitive dissonance. I feel like, at a certain age, most religious people are just unable to change their minds. It is incredible that the leader of their own religion is trying to teach them something, and they are deluded into thinking their “interpretation” (which isn’t theirs at all, but was force fed to them) is the correct one.
It wasn’t that long ago that the whole damn religious ceremony was performed in Latin. That way, no normal person had a chance of understanding what was going on. And they were entirely dependent on the priests and the pope’s word. Back then, doubting the pope had consequences. Not that those were better times. It is just crazy to see how much this religion has changed.