#pope

[animentality]

[howisthepope]

dead

[rythyme]

done with the "came back wrong" trope. what about came back American

[its-funnytwittertweets]

[finagle-a-bagel]

I'd like to remember Pope Francis as the Pope who called a ton of priests faggots, apologized for it, then called them all faggots again

[brofisting]

U.S. Catholic Bishops Launch Attack on Trans Healthcare; It’s Time To Fight Back

While headlines were giving the Catholic church hierarchy plaudits for symbolic gestures in support of immigrants and a papal lunch with tra

‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban

Missing hormones. Canceled surgeries. Bureaucratic denials. Late last year the Catholic Church banned all trans healthcare across its sprawl

Quick summary on why this is significant:

There are many states (including states with progressive governments) where over 1/3 of all total available hospital beds/clinics/doctor office practices are in Catholic institutions (map here from 2020).

The ban is for all transgender healthcare: HRT, surgery, adults as well as children.

It is a new ban; many of these places previously provided trans healthcare and people have lost their coverage, often the only available coverage in their area.

The ban voted on by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, was passed with 206 in favor and 7 against, and they specifically quoted Pope Francis saying, "I want you to fight gender ideology, which is repugnant to the Bible and our tradition," as the reason why it was necessary.

More information on the Catholic Church being a huge driver of international transphobia can be found in Judith Butler's "Who's Afraid Of Gender?", chapter 2, "Vatican Views".

[muppetyaoi]

american pope leo xiv please excommunicate jd vance because it would be so fucking funny.