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First American pope elected and will be known as Pope Leo XIV

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606 points saikatsg | 2 comments | 08 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.423s | source
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vFunct ◴[08 May 25 17:52 UTC] No.43929103[source]▶
The whole Catholic aesthetic is amazing. Really is the tops.
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soulofmischief ◴[08 May 25 18:06 UTC] No.43929283[source]▶
When you're under its thumb of oppression, all of the aesthetic takes on a very dark and sinister authoritarian tone and becomes symbolic of a lifetime of repression and coercion. Source: raised by an extremely abusive Catholic deacon.
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moralestapia ◴[08 May 25 18:12 UTC] No.43929357[source]▶
When you're embraced by its grace, all of the aesthetic takes on a very bright and uplifting inspirational tone and becomes symbolic of a lifetime of guidance and empowerment. Source: raised by an extremely loving Catholic mother.
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StefanBatory ◴[08 May 25 18:35 UTC] No.43929661[source]▶
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nessbot ◴[08 May 25 18:44 UTC] No.43929795[source]▶
No fan of the RC church here but I didn't hear any mocking. Just pointing out a counterfactual experience.
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1. pc86 ◴[08 May 25 19:03 UTC] No.43930045[source]▶
Honestly not even sure it's meant to be a counterfactual experience, just more pointing out that the original comment isn't really germane.

"The aesthetics of $THING are really very impressive whether you believe the underlying mythology or not."

"Yeah well I had a bad experience with $THING so I don't get any joy out of it all because it's dark and sinister!"

...ok? What's the response to something like that supposed to be? Is this Reddit where we should fall over each other to apologize to someone we've never met about a thing that theoretically happened decades ago and also presumably happened to hundreds or thousands of other people? It just doesn't make any sense.

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2. soulofmischief ◴[09 May 25 03:41 UTC] No.43933600[source]▶
I'm not asking for your apology, or even your response. You could have kept reading on to other comments, ignoring those which were not meant for someone like you. I am allowed to add to a discussion, I am sorry that it did not meet your standards.