twovests OP wrote on April 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Reply to comment by cute_spider in Serious question, for those who know more about Catholicism and its influence on the world: Should we be concerned about the passing of this pope? by twovests

I totally forgot it was easter. I guess there is some relevance. I can understand why the lore of the pope makes him a big deal (jesus's nth-removed best friend!), and the whole "easter, jesus, death" think.

I've worked indirectly with a church of radical leftist catholics (this is not an exaggeration, these guys fucking rule) but I don't know how large the fraction of catholicism they represent.

I very much want a reason to have optimism for the world, and these thoughts gave me new things to consider which adjust me a small notch more optimistic. The positive delta for hope for humanity is not much, but we've been increasingly starved for such positive deltas for so long that this small morsel feels like a feast.

WRETCHEDSORCERESS wrote on April 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM

Hey my local catholics are awesome anarchists; they rule also! They do a ton of excellent, concrete work for local people, provide food and housing etc etc.

Leftist catholics aren't super common, especially because of the various communist purges the church went through and the nature of the institution, but they do exist. in some areas there's some cool syncretic liberation theology stuff happening.

twovests OP wrote on April 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM

We could be neighbors! Maybe YOUR catholics and MY catholics are the SAME CATHOLICS :0