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Pope condemns deadly attacks in Nigeria

"It is with sorrow and concern that I learned of the recent attacks against various communities in Nigeria leading to a heavy loss of life," the Pope said, speaking on Sunday after reciting the noonday Angelus..

On the evening of 3 February, at least 160 people were killed in the village of Woro, in the country's central-west region.

"I express my prayerful closeness to all the victims of violence and terrorism," the Pope added. "I likewise hope that the competent Authorities will continue to work with determination to ensure the safety and protection of the life of every citizen."

In addition to Nigeria, the Pope also prayed on Sunday for victims of human trafficking and for those affected by floods and landslides in Spain, Morocco, Portugal and Sicily.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-02/pope-angelus-appeals-nigeria-floods.html

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Now just wait a minute…. he wants the authorities to work with determination to ensure the safety and protection of the life of every citizen and address human trafficking…..

That sounds an awful lot like what POTUS Trump is doing in the USA by going after criminal illegals and enforcing our border and immigration laws. Or does Leo not understand the violation of one leads to the other…. I guarantee that Pope Leo is 100% ignorant of the numerous rapes, murders, assaults, manslaughter and general crime and fraud committed by illegal immigrants in the USA. Which is why he shouldn't be commenting on how POTUS is handling our domestic issues.

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Not Catholic. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

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Same. But it's still ok to point out the hypocrisy of the leader of the group that loves to think they're the only true Christians.

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"Jesus told us, 'Blessed are the peacemakers, but woe to those who manipulate religion in the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.'"

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Except for the "Jesus told us", what part of the quote is not correct?

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The punctuation. The "woe to those..." was the following sentence, a reflection commentary on the quoted scripture. Something pastors/preachers of all denominations do.

Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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jkag89 said:

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered… https://t.co/FL4DY825W3

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) April 16, 2026

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered the Augustinian novitiate.

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Who's Jack Chick? Okay, I looked and have never heard of the guy. I wasn't sure if "Jack chick" was a phrase or a person TBH.

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Really!?!?!?!?! Never once came across his infamous cartoon "Christian" tracts? Some are great unintentional humor (actually funny unlike this attempt by the Bee). All have little to no clue what the hell they are talking about.

Did the Pope have too much wine before he spoke?

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered… https://t.co/FL4DY825W3

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) April 16, 2026

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered the Augustinian novitiate.

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They are also not supposed to rape little boys. Just because you are supposed to do something doesn't make it so.

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Ah yes, the Catholic equivalent of Godwin's Law. Studies have shown this particular problem is not exclusive to the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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Tergdor said:

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Really showcasing that American education!

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Vandy grads

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Villanova?

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It is by grace you are saved, through faith and not by works.
Satan has a firm understanding of scripture, too

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Catholic Church does not teach you can earn salvation. Salvation is a free gift of God's grace, received through faith, which must be accompanied by works of love. Faith and works are seen as inseparable; genuine faith inherently produces good works, while faith without works is dead.

Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

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Kind of like the Hegseth tweet.

Equinox said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

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Kind of like the Hegseth tweet.

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Did it? I haven't even seen the Hegseth tweet. I heard about it and figured it was sensationalized

Dammit. Memory confused Villanova with a Vanderbilt Divinity School professor.

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered… https://t.co/FL4DY825W3

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) April 16, 2026

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered the Augustinian novitiate.

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They are also not supposed to rape little boys. Just because you are supposed to do something doesn't make it so.

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Ah yes, the Catholic equivalent of Godwin's Law. Studies have shown this particular problem is not exclusive to the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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But still a problem with judgy catholics right? Its ok because others do it too?

He is not a man of God. He is a leftist disguised as a man of the cloth. He is clearly far more interested in promoting leftism than promoting Jesus.

And he's certainly no historian. Good 'on this day' in history note here;

https://t.co/jKXjk0m9Cs

— Jeff Trombley (@AncientHistDay) April 17, 2026

The pope's Teutonic Knights would go on to establish Prussia, essentially the leading military state of Europe down through WW1, and culturally/militarily through WW2.

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Originally founded in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade to care for German pilgrims and fight Muslims, the Order was invited north around 12251230 to fight the pagan Prussians. They succeeded spectacularly, conquering and Christianizing Prussia and building an impressive network of stone (and later brick) castles. Their headquarters at Malbork Castle became the largest brick fortress in the world. They later absorbed the Livonian Sword Brothers and dominated large parts of modern Poland, Latvia, and Estonia.

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These campaigns remain one of the most fascinating and controversial chapters of medieval history: part religious mission, part brutal conquest and colonization.

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Malbork Castle fwiw is largely restored today. It's on my bucket list.

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He is not a man of God. He is a leftist disguised as a man of the cloth. He is clearly far more interested in promoting leftism than promoting Jesus.

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This is very basic and boilerplate. I have seen it 1000 times on this board. "Anyone who says something I disagree with is a leftist".

The Pope is literally calling for peace (in line with the teachings of Jesus and the Catholic Church), but this poster is mad for some reason and thinks its leftist. Bizarre.

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jkag89 said:

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered… https://t.co/FL4DY825W3

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider, LC (@FrMatthewLC) April 16, 2026

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This is only funny if you have a Jack Chick or worse understanding of Catholicism.

Every Catholic priest has to read several hundred Bible verses every day between breviary & Mass, plus most read more than required. Pope Leo XIV has done this every day since 1977 when he entered the Augustinian novitiate.

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They are also not supposed to rape little boys. Just because you are supposed to do something doesn't make it so.

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Ah yes, the Catholic equivalent of Godwin's Law. Studies have shown this particular problem is not exclusive to the clergy of the Catholic Church.

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But still a problem with judgy catholics right? Its ok because others do it too?

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Not what I said nor did I bring the topic to the discussion.

Are people really this dense?

He quoted Jesus then commented on that. It's telling the lengths that people will stoop to in attempt to discredit the Church.

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Not Catholic. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

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We're talking about a book written buy a bunch of guys about a guy and other guys none of whom spoke English. It's gone through the translate, interpret, scribe process 468,000 times.

We can safely say "Jesus didn't say that" about it about everything in the bible.

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That's not how it works. It's not a game of telephone with one line of transmission.

There are thousands of copies of Greek and Aramaic ancient texts that we have, and VERY minor differences from the translations we have today. Read up on it or listen to some Wesley Huff.

Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

All religious leaders of all religious need to shut their gobs about politics. Stick to discussing god.

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ts5641 said:

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He is not a man of God. He is a leftist disguised as a man of the cloth. He is clearly far more interested in promoting leftism than promoting Jesus.

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This is very basic and boilerplate. I have seen it 1000 times on this board. "Anyone who says something I disagree with is a leftist".

The Pope is literally calling for peace (in line with the teachings of Jesus and the Catholic Church), but this poster is mad for some reason and thinks its leftist. Bizarre.

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He doesn't like my Iran war, so he is not a man of God!!!!

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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That's weird. I thought Baptists and Catholics were both Christians.

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WBBQ74 said:

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Not Catholic. Not my circus, not my monkeys.

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We're talking about a book written buy a bunch of guys about a guy and other guys none of whom spoke English. It's gone through the translate, interpret, scribe process 468,000 times.

We can safely say "Jesus didn't say that" about it about everything in the bible.

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Friend - that's not remotely close to the truth.

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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Even if's that true, he still makes mistakes....as we all do.

The only question for all of us is salvivic.....who is Jesus?

Keller6Ag91 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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Even if's that true, he still makes mistakes....as we all do.

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Sure. Did he make a mistake?

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

And to be clear. I'm a fan of both. Too much bickering and back-stabbing between the 'religions'. We're all sinners, believers, and trying. It's kind of stupid.

Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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LOL

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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No, it's not. Read my edit.

Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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No, it's not. Read my edit.

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I read the edit. You like them both.

But what about what I said?

"The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too"

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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No, it's not. Read my edit.

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I read the edit. You like them both.

But what about what I said?

"The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too"

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I pretty much ignored it after your assumptions and insults.

Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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No, it's not. Read my edit.

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I read the edit. You like them both.

But what about what I said?

"The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too"

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I pretty much ignored it after your assumptions and insults.

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I literally just quoted you (and me). You praised Baptists for being very strong Bible readers and said Catholics only get 5-10 minutes of Bible. I did not insult you. If you don't want to respond, that's fine. But there is no need for false accusations

Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Red Fishing Ag93 said:

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Keyno said:

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Haha the tweet got the reader fact check

Well done twitter. For the non Catholics, the Pope was delivering a Homily, which is the part of the Mass AFTER the Gospel is read, where the priest (in this case His Holiness) provides personal commentary on the readings of the day.

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You get about 10 minutes max of reading from the bible and then double that of human opinion.

Catholics know nothing of the bible compared to Baptists.

I've been both.

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I assure you, Robert Francis Prevost (Pope Leo XIV) has read more of the Bible than you have read over your journey of jumping between religions.

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I'd hope so.

But I'm not talking about reading it, with respect to the Pope, or the Cardinals, or the Bishops, or the Priests, or the whole hierarchy that puts themself between the people and Jesus.

I'm talking about teaching it to the people.

Baptists do every single entire sermon AND their classes every single Sunday. Catholics get about 5-10 minutes of it being read to them.

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Oh ok so this is a "Baptists are better than Catholics" gripe. Cool

The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too

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No, it's not. Read my edit.

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I read the edit. You like them both.

But what about what I said?

"The Catholic Pope is the Vicar of Christ. The line passes down 2000 years. Catholicism shaped "Western Civilization". But that's cool that Baptists are around too"

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Pope is just a flawed man, and the current one is scum.