Heartbroken to learn the Pope sympathizes with the poor đź’”

https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/33196811

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Rich people go to Hell. You don’t get to go to Heaven if you’re a billionaire. Sorry. But if you hoard enough wealth to live a thousand lifetimes, then you have received your reward.

So many Christians just can’t accept that Jesus was a poor person that believed rich people all go to Hell.

If only Hell existed and if only it all wasn’t a ruse to placate people in to accepting their poor lot in life so the rich can continue to not be eaten by the poor.
Thank you r/atheism.
Imagine encountering an atheist in the atheistmemes community.

I was wondering why people were being so harsh about Pope Leo in the comments! I came from the front page too and didn’t notice. Not that their criticisms are unfair by any means.

Even so, let’s not forget that the Pope wields an untold amount of influence over the first world at any given time, so it’s not necessary to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Could he be doing more? Undoubtedly. But speaking out is the first time, and he’s been rather vocal with his core values and condemning this sort of tyranny and hatred.

I think that makes a lasting impact too. Especially when it’s causing this many MAGA sociopaths to “mask off” the fact that they were never in support of certain policies because of god or their religion or whathaveyou. It was an excuse, to hurt queer people, to oppress minorities. And others, especially younger folk raised in those bible belt regions, will begin to see the hypocrisy more clearly.

So let’s not be so quick to demonize him just yet. MAGA’s already got that covered.

I don’t think youre seeing the whole picture.

“Ancient control society does one none evil thing with that cintrol” is not a reason to forget or forgive the actions of the catholic Church against women, indigenous people and queer people over the centuries. Until the religion is overhauled to remove the bad parts, we can, must and should criticise it.

I also thing you overstate the influence the pope has over American Christians.

Evangelicals and other protestants are trained to view the pope as at best mistaken, at worst a literal agent of the devil.

Perhaps he might reach some, or some Catholics, but any Christian who comes to dislike hypocrisy or love truth will cease to be a Christian.