Sam FreedmanIt take weapons grade arrogance to invent popesplaining.
Looking forward to JD meeting Leo Messi at the world cup and explaining to him that he's taking free kicks wrong.
apfeiffer42@samfr.bsky.social indeed.
And forgetting (or, more likely never learning) that during the crusades both sides used the sword.
And forgetting (or, more likely never learning) that during the crusades both sides used the sword.
Petra van Cronenburg@samfr.bsky.social And he has no idea about theology, this dumb zero.
ananas@samfr.bsky.social This is so blatantly absurd that I have no other reaction than to laugh.
McHollander | Celtic Folk Bard@samfr.bsky.social People have been excommunicated for MUCH less than that.
Morten@samfr.bsky.social Come on, he's been Catholic for 7 years now. Surely, he must have a better understanding of Catholic theology than the Pope.
Halaana@drgroftehauge He's supposedly tied up with Opus Dei, so any understanding he has is likely divergent from normal Catholicism.
Frederic Thevenet@samfr.bsky.social @david_chisnall How long do you think until he denounces the authority of the Holy See and proclaims himself "Supreme Head of the Church of America"?
Allan Svelmøe Hansen@samfr.bsky.social Experience gained from .... sitting ..... on the couch. :x
Gurre Vildskägg@samfr.bsky.social
As a life-long atheist...
by the gods, Vance is just a bad person.
The current pope would probably run circles around Vance on any and all subjects. Except couches, maybe.
As a life-long atheist...
by the gods, Vance is just a bad person.
The current pope would probably run circles around Vance on any and all subjects. Except couches, maybe.
Draws Shoots and Leaves 🇬🇧 🇩🇪@samfr.bsky.social gotta laugh! Don't you just love J D?
John Carlsen 🇺🇸🇳🇱🇪🇺For alt text:
Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV's statement that disciples of Christ are "never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs."
Apparent source:
"Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ are 'never on the side of those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.'"
By Anton Troianovski
Reporting from Washington
Published April 14, 2026
Updated April 15, 2026, 4:48 a.m. ET
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/us/politics/vance-pope-trump-georgia.html
Katrien M Michiels@samfr.bsky.social although, often being on the receiving end of some mansplaining, I feel compelled to explain to you it should *actually* be called mansplaining, vpsplaining, vancesplaining, brosplaining,... as the splaining is not being done by the pope but by the other guy.