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So how fucked are we compared to any previous popes with this new guy? (we could have had karaoke Tagle if the vatican was based but noooo)

Latest statement by the Yemeni Armed Forces I missed a few days ago. I'd like to publicly apologise to @ThomasMuentzner@hexbear.net, it turns out that Ansarallah (known as the Houthis in western media) did actually attack the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier just before the ceasefire, resulting in the loss of an F-18 Super Hornet. Not a direct shootdown, but still a loss caused as a result of an attack. I was wrong, they were right. So three losses as a result of Ansarallah/Houthi attacks.

The most interesting thing is the launch of a ballistic missile. From the latest satellite imagery, the Truman was not within typical Anti Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) range. So did Iran actually give Yemen their new longer range ASBM, the Qassem Basir? Such could be a distinct possibility, and explain this attack and the American response.

In response to this potential development a new Iranian ASBM with 1200km range being used to target the Truman, the USA have both de-escalated and escalated. They have de-escalated with Yemen directly, with a seperate peace/ceasefire/truce between the USA and Yemen alone, excluding Israel. However, the US has escalated with Iran, by sending four B-52H Stratofortress bombers to Diego Garcia, alongside the already 6 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers. This ups a potential JASSM cruise missile salvo from a maximum 96 missiles, to 176 missiles. (Each B-2 can carry sixteen JASSMs all internally, each B-52 twenty, twelve on external pylons, and eight internally). B-52s also give the US a nuclear standoff strike capability, each B-52 can carry twenty nuclear armed AGM-86 cruise missiles, for a total nuclear standoff volley of 80 AGM-86s. The B-2 cannot yet carry nuclear armed cruise missiles, only nuclear armed gravity bombs for stand in nuclear strikes.

Three AGM-86 nuclear armed cruise missiles on the external pylon of a B-52:

There are rumours that nuclear talks between the United States and Iran will resume on May 11th, but just rumours for now.

Next round of Iran-US nuclear talks likely to be in Oman at weekend - Reuters, May 6 2025

In the background of this, the US is also set to waive Saudi Arabian normalisation with Israel as a condition for a $100 billion arms agreement and civil nuclear program, with a potential US controlled backdoor for uranium enrichment. More on that here

According to NATOpedia, this is what the new pope thinks about stuff:

Pope Leo XIV has opposed the ordination of women to the diaconate. As a bishop Prevost opposed the inclusion of curriculum regarding "teachings on gender in schools" in Peru, stating that the "promotion of gender ideology is confusing, because it seeks to create genders that don't exist". An acquaintance of Pope Leo XIV, Jesus Leon Angeles, noted that he cares for Venezuelan refugees in Peru.

Homosexuality

In 2012, Prevost lamented that popular culture fostered "sympathy for beliefs and practices that are at odds with the Gospel", citing the "homosexual lifestyle" and "alternative families comprised of same-sex partners and their adopted children".

He said some nice things about peace which is always welcome in these times and there is the anecdote of him telling Fujimori to fuck off but he definitely has some vile and bigoted views.

The Pope not speaking in English is a sign that he’s only born in the US but in his heart and mind, he is Peruvian. He even only greeted Peru and in Spanish. Good for him.

Peruvians are saying that the new Pope is very anti-Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.

What is Sodalitium Christianae Vitae?

Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV), or Sodalitium of Christian Life was a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right, a society of the Catholic Church. It was founded in Lima, Peru, by Luis Fernando Figari on 8 December 1971. It acquired its canonical form when Pope John Paul II gave his Pontifical approval on 8 July 1997.

The Sodalitium was composed of consecrated laymen and priests, called "Sodalits," who lived in community as brothers and made commitments—not religious vows as such—of celibacy and obedience. There were accusations of brainwashing of young people, and of elitism, conservatism, and authoritarianism; and of sexual abuse by founder Luis Fernando Figari and other Sodalites. There were also allegations of right-wing and falangist activism by Figari in his youth.

On 14 January 2025, Pope Francis signed the decree suppressing the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae; the Sodalitium expressed deep sorrow and shame and requested forgiveness. The decree was formally implemented on 14 April 2025.

On the accusation of cover-up against Prevost, using as a source “La Verdad nos Hizo Libres” by Pedro Salinas, I open a thread, because those who join these accusations are playing the game of the Sodalitium and its allies.

He is accused of being an accessory after the fact for having prohibited an Augustinian priest from practicing the profession of ecclesiastical lawyer. This man was the defender of two victims of sexual abuse in the diocese of the Pope's diocese. This priest, whose last name is Coronado, had a Vatican prohibition to exercise his profession (the reason is unknown) and a Vatican criminal accusation, but he is also a friend of several old guard sodalits since they shared classrooms at the University of Santo Toribio de Modrovejo.

The media diffusion of the “cover-up” came from different right-wing Catholic portals, all defenders of the Sodalitium. The interest of the Sodalitium in this issue: to accuse its main critics in Peru of being straw men (Prevost recommended the retirement of SCV Bishop Eguren).

As for the facts, the diocese of Chiclayo led by Prevost published a communiqué in 2024 stating that it was Prevost himself who brought the complaint of abuse before the relevant Vatican authorities; the case is still open at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Thus, to accuse Prevost of being a cover-up is fallacious, since he took the denunciation to the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, he only complied with not allowing an accused person prohibited from practicing his profession to practice it.

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No Filipino pope means no Karaoke Sunday in the Vatican

me, coming up with examples to teach students the difference between the simple past and present perfect

The bishop of Chiclayo, Robert Prevost, suggested that former president Alberto Fujimori should ask for forgiveness directly from the families that were harmed by the crimes committed during his government, as a response to the request for forgiveness expressed by the former dictator, which for the religious authority was very generic.

Shining Path Pope

omfg hes a nevertrump republican lmfao

god please don't turn all the American liberals catholic just because the new Pope will say something mildly critical of trump. I'll have to hear about "popery" like its 1855 jfc

The new Pope, Leo XIV (Cardinal Robert Prevost from the United States), is 69 years old. He spent much of his career as a missionary in Peru. He was named a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023.

The new pope hails from Chicago and has supported Francis's line on social justice issues. Francis invited him to Rome to head the Vatican office responsible for selecting priests who will serve as Catholic bishops around the world.

Trump has already congratulated Prevost. "I am honored to know that he is the first American Pope. What a thrill, and what a great honor for our country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV," Trump wrote.

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"Cardinal George of Chicago, of happy memory, was one of my great mentors, and he said: 'Look, until America goes into political decline, there won't be an American pope.'

Head of the White House Commission on Religious Liberty literally days ago

WE CANNOT HAVE A POPE THAT ATTENDED UCHICAGO! Stop the steal NOW! WE NEED TO STORM THE VATICAN AND FIND THE REAL BALLOTS! They cannot stop us all!!!!

Felix righfully crashing out

The new pope isn't chinese, I feel sick to my stomach

I feel like I'm gonna puk-bleeeegh

boy oh boy lets check out the new pope's background on wikipedia

aw fuck nvm this place is fuckin depressing

I think it's a good time for anyone keeping up with the Vatican news to read up on Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum. Very interesting to see the way the Church (Vatican I in this case) approaches class struggle, and I can't help but feel like defining a Vatican II successor to Rerum Novarum will probably be a big part of this papacy. And of course, I'm very uneasy about having an American pope being the one to define it.