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Vance says pope should ‘be careful’ when talking about theology (www.nbcnews.com)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
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[–] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sounds like a threat.

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Can't forget that Vance killed the last pope 🤷‍♂️

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Apparently, back in January, a State Department official made a reference to the Avignon Papacy to the Vatican’s chief diplomat.

    For those not familiar with the geopolitical history of Europe and the Catholic Church, this was a period in the 1300s where the French monarchy did their level best to basically co-opt and strong arm the church so they could squeeze money out of them, and led to a schism for a time.

    Put another way: that is by far the most thinly-veiled direct threat I’ve ever heard anyone make to the Vatican in my life.

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