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To: mindburglar

Neah.
Francis is bad, especially in terms of damage done to Catholic doctrine, but he is not the worst pope ever. The “worst pope ever” bar is actually pretty high.
But you have to back pretty far to find the popes who kept mistresses, sold offices or gave them to relatives or their own bastard offspring, murdered their critics, rivals, and enemies, and waged their own wars.
All in all, popes have been pretty well behaved since about 19th century.


33 posted on 09/14/2018 6:22:40 AM PDT by Little Ray (Freedom Before Security!)
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To: Little Ray

Fair enough. Worst Pope since I’ve been alive. Jesuits are pretty much heretics and this guy is an asshole. Arrogant idiot. Low IQ.


35 posted on 09/14/2018 6:25:53 AM PDT by mindburglar (I like spelling it Lazers. It looks cooler.)
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To: Little Ray

I would disagree. Bergoglio is the worst pope.

Even the Borgias, as depraved as they were, never tried to change the doctrines of the Church. They were hypocrites and bad people, but at least they did not try to deceive the congregations with false teachings. They lived decadent lifestyles but it did not go past Rome.

Bergoglio is more dangerous because he is leading people astray with false teachings. It would be better if he lived like a Borgia and left the Catholic teachings alone. (I am not saying that the popes should live decadent lifestyles)


42 posted on 09/14/2018 6:57:21 AM PDT by sloanrb
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