Comment by gchamonlive
23 minutes ago
That the papacy isn't about speaking out when the world in the eyes of the pope is taking a turn away from the catholic moral principles?
23 minutes ago
That the papacy isn't about speaking out when the world in the eyes of the pope is taking a turn away from the catholic moral principles?
Given how those virtues have changed over time and how badly behaved a large number of popes have been, yeah, no. The more cynical read is that the Papacy has for a very extensive period been about increasing the personal worldly power of the Pope and his close associates.
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