Stupid things religious people say

[Fake Messiah]

Hmm, there are some things to unpack in this article

Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy

The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized, particularly given the pontiff’s recent clash with Catholic U.S. Vice President JD Vance.

He hasn't even died and they're already fighting who's going to succeed him.

Francis has been suffering from intense pain and has privately expressed fears that he won’t make it this time.

Fears? Isn't he supposed to be happy that he's going to heaven to be with Jesus? Don't they always mock that fear is for atheists?

He is now acting entirely on “doctors’ orders,” said one of them.

Of course, he's expecting doctors to bail him and not prayers.

The pope initially resisted going to hospital but was told in no uncertain terms that he was at risk of dying if he stayed in his room in the Vatican, the second person added.

You mean "risking of going to Jesus"? Btw, shouldn't he go to Fatima? I've heard that people get cured there.

Since he became pope in 2013, Francis has aimed to make the Church more inclusive, opening up key roles to women and LGBT+ people. While that has provoked furious reaction from many conservatives, liberals complain that the reforms have been insufficient. Meanwhile, the pope’s efforts to put an end to rampant child abuse by clerics have produced mixed results.

So his legacy ranges from failure to mixed. But let's face it, "mixed" is doing some major heavy lifting and it's actually shit. But we got to preserve it.

he extended the term of the Italian cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as dean of the College of Cardinals, a role that will oversee some preparations for a potential conclave, intended to ensure that the process plays out according to Francis’s wishes, the people said.

Francis’s wishes? Isn't it supposed to play out according to the holy ghost's wishes who leads cardinals through the conclave on who to pick.

Earlier this month, he issued an extraordinary rebuke of United States Vice President JD Vance’s characterization of Ordo Amoris, a theological concept relating to love that Vance used to justify President Donald Trump’s migrant policy. The papal pushback triggered fury from the White House, raising the prospect of a highly politicized succession battle should Francis die.

https://www.politico.eu/article/pope-fra...me-health/

Oh, he opposed Trump. What an irreplaceable bravery. If he had any brains and spine, he would have opposed him during the elections. Instead, Catholics when all for him. I mean, why is he "worried"? Is he's a minority in opposing Trump?

How things are going I wouldn't be surprised if they chose Mel Gibson as the next Pope.