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submitted 5 months ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world

I am so tired of the whole "cool pope" thing with Francis. It's 100% PR.

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[-] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 28 points 5 months ago

Let this be a reminder to you that organized religion only accepts social progress when they get dragged to do it under risk of becoming irrelevant. This Pope's previous winks to the LGBT community were the bare minimum that the Catholic Church has to do in order to not to continue losing followers (and their wallets) in some countries such as Spain and Ireland. The moment a much less mainstream concept, such as gender fluidity, gets brought into the table, it's free game for them again.

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