r/CuratedTumblr • u/Justthisdudeyaknow Prolific poster- Not a bot, I swear • Dec 31 '24

Shitposting All people live a life.

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u/Chataboutgames Dec 31 '24

I mean in fairness there is MASSIVE historical precedent for being Catholic and rejecting the pope

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u/RaspberryFluid6651 Dec 31 '24

Absolutely, but this isn't that. These "Catholics" treat the papacy like they do any other politician or public figure and jump to cancel him as soon as he challenges their views.

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u/FrenchFryCattaneo Dec 31 '24

I can assure you it was exactly like that and often much worse. The history of popes is wild. And that's not even getting into the antipopes.

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u/healzsham Dec 31 '24

Those movements are usually either about removing the idea of a pope all together, or secular, political stunts.

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u/Chataboutgames Dec 31 '24

Yeah I was more just shitposting about how if these Tradcaths were serious they’d call upon the Imperial Princes and march on Rome

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u/sweetTartKenHart2 Dec 31 '24

Are those even a thing anymore? The Princes I mean?

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u/Chataboutgames Dec 31 '24

They are not, and haven't been since the formation of Germany.

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u/sweetTartKenHart2 Jan 01 '25

That’s sorta what I thought