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JBTaurus83

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17. It will be interesting to see if there is a split in the church

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:49 AM

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The right wing nut faction has nothing in common with the past two popes. The Vatican is continuing to move forward on giving women more positions of power, softening on glbt issues, and crafting a good environmental, anti-war and economic justice message. There doesn’t seem to be much in common between the two sides anymore.

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It will be interesting to see if there is a split in the church JBTaurus83 4 hrs ago #17

It's the Opus Dei faction that has caused most of the trouble FakeNoose 4 hrs ago #20

I agree. JBTaurus83 3 hrs ago #23

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It would be in the best interest of the Church JBTaurus83 36 min ago #31

There always has been a split in the Catholic Church BumRushDaShow 4 hrs ago #21

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