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fossilesque@mander.xyz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 days ago

Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announces

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Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo, announces

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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
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Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
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  • rosco385@lemm.ee
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    I hope he had the chance to tell JD Vance exactly how much of a fuckwit he is before passing.

    • Schorsch@feddit.org
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      Well he definitely did have the chance. Let’s hope he used it!

      • maniclucky@lemmy.world
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        He did snub Vance, so it’s at least implied.

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    I’m gonna miss him. One of the best popes of our generation.

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      Low bar but he did blow it away.

      • Sam, The Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        Bar so low we’re limbo-dancing in Hell

    • NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz
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      That’s like saying I just had one of my best shits since my IBS diagnosis.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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    Definitely the ‘least bad’ pope of my lifetime. Let’s hope the next one continues the progressive stance he adopted on many aspects of life.

    • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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      None of it was real, it was all PR talk. Go to South America as an openly gay person into a church ABS see how progressive they really are.

      • pulsewidth@lemmy.world
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        Change takes time and they’ve been anti-gay for a very, very long time. No sane person thinks a single pope solved all the centuries of repression in 10 years.

        What I do know is that the conservative Catholics I personally know thought Pope Francis was “too liberal” and “just saying woke things because that’s what young people like nowadays” and those are both endorsements to my ears.

        Especially his attitude on climate change and income inequality and tax avoidance by the wealthy - there is a lot of that in conservative church groups and if their God’s PR representative is telling them to cut that shit out and look after the environment better then great.

        • But_my_mom_says_im_cool@lemmy.world
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          lol it’s funny if you use the change takes time in politics, people flip out. The democrats got crucified for not changing enough, but the church gets infinite chances and endless forgiveness for their crimes

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    Sad that a piece of shit like j.d. vance was with him before.

    • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world
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      Didn’t he send another cardinal to lecture Vance?

      • IceFoxX@lemm.ee
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        I don’t know, but of course it could be. I had only heard that vance had visited him, which was just as shitty an action as the unwanted visit to Greenland.

        • AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world
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          It does have a similar vibe to when Liz Truzz killed the Queen

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            Let’s hope he lasts as long as Truss did after that too.

          • NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz
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            I imagine if you’re already on your deathbed and you have to listen to some shitty little windbag, it could remove your motivation to hang on.

        • ripcord@lemmy.world
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          Yes, it was.

  • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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    A 5 minute meeting with JD Vance and he was gone.

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      • theneverfox@pawb.social
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        Taken right after the handshake

    • fossilesque@mander.xyzOP
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      Sometimes old people who are declining, die.

      • Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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        Sometimes, after being exposed to the MAGA mind virus, people give up all hope for humanity and die.

      • NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz
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        And sometimes, small outside factors can relieve or worsen that decline.

        • fossilesque@mander.xyzOP
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          I too, die a little every time I see him.

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    That title, it has one too many, commas.

    • thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works
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      It’s a Walken comma:

      https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/pictrs/image/2da9a8ae-1aaf-4e63-a074-b83a46dcc73c.webp

      • Libra00@lemmy.world
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        LOL, nice.

        “I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell!”

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          “I got a fever, and the only prescription, is more cowbell, commas!

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        Makes sense – punctuation is ultimately about signalling pauses and inflection in speech; you can get rather creative if, and only if! so desired.

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    I liked that guy.

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    What are the chances that the Cardinals protest vote two elections in a row and they accidentally elect a decent man again? Can you imagine back to back decent Popes? Not sure if it’s happened in my lifetime.

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      Not a chance in hell

    • Tryenjer@lemmy.world
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      Most of the current Cardinals who are eligible to vote were chosen by Pope Francis, so I think it is likely that the next Pope will be one willing to continue the path taken by Francis. But I don’t want to be too optimistic.

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      I missed which the first decent one was…

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    I wonder if they still tap the dead pope three times with a silver hammer to check if they’re really dead?

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      I offered to do it, they weren’t willing to supply ponchos for the audience though so plans fell through.

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      I’ve seen this one. Resurrected tomorrow.

    • qyron@sopuli.xyz
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      I think it is mandatory. There is a very precise rite to declare a pope as deceased.

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      Maxwell’s a Catholic?

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    That needless comma in the title, is annoying.

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      I was taughy any sentence fragment between commas is added, yet not vital, information to a sentence, capable of being removed without taking away any crucial information conveied.

      It fits the rules.

      And, commas also act as a way to convey the rithym you intend your sentences to be read.

      I have a really hard time reading english and not feel rushed to do it.

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        Pope Francis has died announces

        Does this work?

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        It actually doesn’t fit the rules. That comma before “announces” is completely unnecessary and accomplishes nothing. The headline should read,

        Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo announces

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        It’s passive language. It should read: So and so announces, Pope Francis has died.

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          If it were an ordinary sentence used in casual conversation, sure. But for a news headline, it makes sense to put the most important information at the beginning.

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    why the weird commas

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    Gonna be some nice crazy shit about the Prophecy of the Popes flying around, this will be interesting to observe.

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy_of_the_Popes

    *aaaaaaaaaand, there it is:

    https://youtu.be/pm8uIYceGvg

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      New pope gets elected, and then the believers will say it was misinterpreted the whole time. This is the standard way.

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        There does appear to be a built in buffer zone according to some interpretations lol

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    Indigenous person here. GOOD

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    Oh, yah, that guy that shocked Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander

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    Did he finally learn who invaded Ukraine, or was he blissfully unaware until his last moments?

    Edit: adding /s just in case

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