The Pope’s response to being threatened with imprisonment and bodily harm by the PENTAGON and PETE HEGSETH?

- Cancelled his July 4th US visit
- Spending our 250th birthday on an island where African migrants wash ashore
- Told Catholics to call their reps and demand an end to the Iran war.
The first American pope
He will NOT be bullied by the orange rapist!

#politics #CatholicChurch #PopeLeoTheLion #PopeLeoXIV #AvignonPapacy

@grrlscientist I doubt Whiskey Pete knows enough about history to have thought up this threat and veiled it thiswise, but he may have left one or two educated people in the Pentagon's employ to take care of it.

#Alt4you #AltText
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The "Avignon Papacy" Threat
According to diplomatic sources, the Vatican was so alarmed by a recent warning from the Pentagon that Pope Leo XIV has cancelled his planned visit to the US later this year.
The warning: Top Pentagon officials, including Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, were reportedly furious after the Pope condemned the administration's "diplomacy of force" and military threats against Iran.
The "Violence" Context: The report states that during these tense exchanges, the Pentagon made a historical reference to the "Avignon Papacy."
The Interpretation: In the 14th century, the Avignon Papacy was a period when the Pope was essentially a prisoner of the French King, forced to live in France under military pressure. Vatican officials have interpreted this specific reference as a veiled threat of military force against the Holy See if the Pope continues to oppose US Policy.

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@grrlscientist our 21st century leaders are relying on 14th c madmen for ideological support. Super. Didn't Gorsuch quote the Malleus Maleficarum in his Roe decision? Really hitting all the misogynist hits, aren't they? Next up: August Strindberg plays at the Kennedy Center.
@grrlscientist you know you're a rogue regime cosplaying humanity when you can get the actual pope to say fuck you, make me
#fumm