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BumRushDaShow

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5. It's a shame that that this gesture has gotten lost and drowned out in all the absurd news.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 06:42 PM

May 25

Many along much of the west coast of Africa swept up by the Portuguese were Muslims, who were then forcibly converted to Christianity.

And it took an unlikely American Pope to do this.

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Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 25 OP

Pope Leo is going to make a major impact, given he is not afraid to speak truth... hlthe2b May 25 #1

Love this man Clouds Passing May 25 #2

Having to apologize for a centuries-long oopsie kind of puts a big crack in that whole "papal infallibility" thing. LudwigPastorius May 25 #3

Big Nope. Infallibility refers to statements made Ex Cathedra. NO pope has ever spoken ex cathedra to declare slavery ancianita May 25 #4

So, popes (say Nick V, for instance) can be fallible, as long as their directives aren't "official". LudwigPastorius May 26 #6

They are human and can err. But almost all of the 267 pope's in Jesus's 2,000 year old church hold to the Gospel ancianita May 26 #9

It's a shame that that this gesture has gotten lost and drowned out in all the absurd news. BumRushDaShow May 25 #5

Well, not totally drowned out. It stayed as the digital front page headline of the New York Times yesterday. ancianita May 26 #7

Not that many still have a NYT sub BumRushDaShow May 26 #8

Around 15 million digital subscribers by the end of next year. ancianita May 26 #10

But as you might have noticed BumRushDaShow May 26 #11

Of course the audience might include all who are neutral, or of all other faiths. The encyclical is to people of ancianita May 26 #12

I agree on the intent and appreciate Pope Leo going farther than even Francis on advocacy BumRushDaShow May 26 #13

Well, he's starting from a divine place that moves toward peace on Earth. Where and what ancianita May 26 #15

There will always be the battle BumRushDaShow May 26 #16

Yes, agree. You're foundational in posting the news; that said, the battle isn't always what it's reported to be. ancianita May 26 #17

This afternoon and yesterday was such an example of the pendulum swings BumRushDaShow May 26 #18

Absolutely important battles to cover! ancianita May 26 #19

Now do apologizing for forcing women to give birth at the cost of their own lives. 50 Shades Of Blue May 26 #14