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17. Yes, maxsolomon

Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:20 PM

Apr 2026

PARTICULARLY if you join for the incense and pomp. Only about 10 percent of what it used to be and if that's the reason for conversion, the conversion is too thin to last.

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Conversion to Catholism is suddenly "cool"? [View all] some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 OP

Lordy lordy. Everyone wants to cool and edgy. Redleg Apr 2026 #1

My Wild West family's religion was "Not Mormon." hunter Apr 2026 #8

LOL. Sounds familiar Redleg Apr 2026 #56

I want to be different just like EVERYONE ELSE underpants Apr 2026 #52

Good grief. Irish_Dem Apr 2026 #2

Still isn't for me Mz Pip Apr 2026 #5

Yep. I left the church when they banned birth control in 1968. Irish_Dem Apr 2026 #6

Me, too Mz Pip Apr 2026 #11

Same here. Irish_Dem Apr 2026 #15

I understand some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #18

During Confirmation I asked why there were no women in the holy trinity, & the pastor was stunned silent. CrispyQ Apr 2026 #54

We were very oppressed when I was growing up. ananda Apr 2026 #9

Yes what are people thinking? Irish_Dem Apr 2026 #13

Exactly! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #19

He's totally moving in the right direction so I can forgive him for being a White Sox fan, Brother Buzz Apr 2026 #47

LMAO! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #48

LOL. I like this pope too. ananda Apr 2026 #49

Good observation! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #62

Good observation! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #63

Lol me too! Faux pas Apr 2026 #36

Well, It Helps Deep State Witch Apr 2026 #3

It is profoundly not punk rock. maxsolomon Apr 2026 #4

Yes, maxsolomon some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #17

After 12 years of Catholic education some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #7

I was born Catholic. OC375 Apr 2026 #10

I'd say some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #27

Oye Vey! Dawson Leery Apr 2026 #12

I agee about the last two fellas some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #25

"Julia Yost is a senior editor of First Things magazine" LOL. The magazine for right wing idiots muriel_volestrangler Apr 2026 #14

"RWer assigned to insert Bezos's nose up Vance's ass for a change"... some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #20

2 of the NYT's Conservative Op-Ed writers are pushing this narrative too. maxsolomon Apr 2026 #24

LOL!!! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #28

Yes, thank you. I was just composing a reply that had the same info. Ilikepurple Apr 2026 #55

Yep. "First Things" is infamous for its "sedition symposium"... keep_left Apr 2026 #57

Yep. The Catholic Church in the U.S.A. is divided along political lines... hunter Apr 2026 #61

meh, it's easy to be catholic when you don't have to go to catholic school. LOL Javaman Apr 2026 #16

ROFL!!! Yeah, they'll miss the film strips of sinners burning in hell as Satan laughs. 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2026 #32

With Frances first, followed by Leo as Popes, it's possible. Baitball Blogger Apr 2026 #21

Agreed some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #29

The op-ed author is a far right Catholic who thought Francis was awful muriel_volestrangler Apr 2026 #51

That reads like the whining and crying after GenThePerservering Apr 2026 #60

"religion is rebellion". HEY DNC, Be REVOLUTIONARY. Put down your shrimp cocktail and LEARN. usonian Apr 2026 #22

This actually never occurred to me. You might be on to something. Scrivener7 Apr 2026 #26

I read too many accounts of young people being conned into thinking that Trump was the rebel who would rescue America. usonian Apr 2026 #35

CORRECT ON ALL COUNTS, usonian! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #41

THAT was a big part of it some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #31

Wait till they hear about those chastity and obedience and mass every Sunday things. Scrivener7 Apr 2026 #23

Aw... they'll be like most "Christmas and Easter Catholics" some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #33

Tithes... mr715 Apr 2026 #46

And fetching red beanies! Scrivener7 Apr 2026 #58

If you want second-class status sure Starbeach Apr 2026 #30

Get to be.... some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #34

"Submission to the pope is rebellion against the man..." LMAO Solly Mack Apr 2026 #37

PERFECT REPLY! some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #39

I don't understand this line. "The man" or "the Man"? They generally mean two different things. Ilikepurple Apr 2026 #40

That's because some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #42

Want the trappings without the substance? Have I got a deal for you ... JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2026 #53

I'm certain it is not "the man" as in "You the man". Solly Mack Apr 2026 #44

It isn't cool. mr715 Apr 2026 #38

It's like some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #43

Nothing says cool like waking up early on a Sunday mr715 Apr 2026 #45

If they ever go back to Latin masses, I'll return Dave says Apr 2026 #50

I know what you mean.......... some_of_us_are_sane Apr 2026 #64

"Religion Poisons Everything"- Hitchens duckworth969 Apr 2026 #59