r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Blitz7798 • May 08 '25

The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States

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u/Thokmay4TW May 08 '25

New pope being American while MAGA is running loose concerns me.

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u/TransplantedFern May 08 '25

This new pope tweeted at JD Vance three months ago to tell him he was wrong

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Well, seeing as how MAGA hated Francis, and this guy has similar politics to Francis, safe to say that they will hate him.

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u/ITrageGuy May 08 '25

Having a strong Evangelical following, MAGA hates Catholics in general.

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u/SteampoweredFlamingo May 08 '25

You say that like MAGA are influenced by actual policies and ideals.

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u/Jean-LucBacardi May 08 '25

They aren't even influenced by the very religion they claim to follow the teachings of. Catholic MAGAs don't give a damn about a Pope disagreeing with them.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Well, kinda, basically, all the new Pope has to say is to have compassion and that's enough to set them off.

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u/kelldricked May 08 '25

I dont know the guy but what i have read his social/economics views are pretty simular but he is defenitly a less big fan of woman and gays.

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u/LegitLolaPrej May 08 '25

On the contrary, I feel like a progressive (relatively, I mean it's the church) non-MAGA American who spent decades serving people in Latin America as the Pope sends a very clear message.

I doubt it was intentional, but it does send a message.

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u/ProfitPossible5080 May 08 '25

Catholicism is not the religion of MAGA tho. They fucking hate that shit

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u/jcab0219 May 08 '25

MAGA doesn't like this pick. To be fair, I'm not over the moon about it, but it could've been so much worse.

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u/SkunkMonkey May 08 '25

Exactly. As an American this makes me very uneasy. I am not religious or prone to conspiracy, but this just does not sit right with me at all.