A Legacy Worth Plundering Savvy?
Blast and barnacles! Yours Truly Captain Jack Sparrow reporting from...well not the Caribbean but close enough – the Vatican! Seems a new Pope Leo XIV has taken the helm. He's declared he'll be followin' in the footsteps of the late Pope Francis sayin' Francis left a 'precious legacy.' Legacy eh? Sounds like a treasure map to me! Let's hope this 'legacy' includes a good stash of rum... for medicinal purposes of course.
Reforms? More Like Mutiny!
This Pope Leo fella is also on about 'major Church reforms' from somethin' called the Second Vatican Council. Apparently they're now speakin' the Mass in common tongues not just Latin! Finally some sense! Imagine tryin' to order a grog in a language no one understands! It's also about 'dialogue with other religions'. Sounds like parlayin' with pirates to me! Always good to know where yer enemies...er I mean yer *friends* are comin' from. As I always say 'The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem.'
Francis the Reformer: Friend or Foe?
Now Francis the previous Pope seems to have ruffled some feathers among the more…traditional…cardinals. Talk of 'watering down' the Church's doctrine on LGBT Catholics and women's leadership. Sounds like someone didn't want to share the treasure eh? But fear not even the Dead Man tells no tales if you pay him enough.
From Missionary to... Pope? Blow Me Down!
And here's a twist worthy of a kraken! This Pope Leo or formerly known as U.S. Cardinal Robert Prevost was a relative unknown before becoming the Pontiff. Spent years in Peru a missionary before rocketing up the Vatican ranks. A missionary turned Pope? Now that's a career change more drastic than a pirate goin' respectable!
Ahoy Workers of the World! AI on the Horizon!
Leo XIV also mentioned about honoring Pope Leo XIII a champion of social justice fair pay and treatment of workers...during the industrial revolution? Now he's bringin' up Artificial Intelligence! Claims AI poses 'new challenges for the defence of human dignity justice and labour.' Well I say if AI can brew a decent grog I'm all for it! But if it starts takin' jobs from honest pirates then we'll have a problem! I'm Captain Jack Sparrow. Did everyone see that? Because I will not be doing it again.
Dialogue? Now We're Talking!
The meeting even involved the Cardinals airing their opinions and concerns! Seems China was also brought up! The Vatican and China have an accord on appointing bishops which gives Beijing some say. Some call it a sell out but others say it's necessary to keep the lines of communication open. As I always say 'Why is the rum always gone?' Oh right. Important meetings and what not.
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cherryb
LGBT inclusion? It's about time!
bdrobinson803
A missionary as Pope? What a story!
OSGOODKL
This China deal sounds fishy to me.
lilacs54
Shiver me timbers! A Pope who understands AI? Unbelievable!
eki1
Sounds like the Church is finally catching up with the times!
mmafitness
Fair pay and treatment of workers! Now that's something I can get behind.
drknlvly6781
Reform? In the Church? I'll believe it when I see it!