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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I've met enough of these people to know it's all show and ego. He inserted hinself into an event that didn't involve him or his religion and suggested something unfeasibly ridiculous that made him look all selfless and pious and got him worldwide recognition and praise from millions of people.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Amazing! You’re so good at knowing what people’s intent is without even knowing- or so much as having ever even having heard of them!

Seriously, have you ever thought of turning that into a career in psychotherapy or criminal investigation? I’d wager that either of these fields would love to have someone with your skills!

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You have so much faith in people being good and yet you live in a world like this.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You have so much faith in people being bad, it's all you can see.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not faith if people are actually mostly awful. The world wouldn't be like this if they weren't.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Most people aren't awful, but those that are often have a large impact on the world. The problem is that people are either too busy trying to survive to care, or they assume the world isn't worth saving because they assume everyone else is awful. So they do nothing but bitch about how bad everyone else is and do nothing to change it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Fair enough- but in addition to that, I have zero faith in people that make knee-jerk assessments of others they know absolutely nothing about. It makes them seem childish and immature, as well as ignorant and unworthy of being taken seriously.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How does it not involve his religion? His parishioners live in Gaza. He’s not a random Iowa priest, his jurisdiction is in Israel. I also think this is naïve, but what do you think a better step to take here would be?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Not inserting himself into this for cheap publicity would be far more respectful. He's making catholics look great in the media though so I'm sure he will be rewarded for this.

If he wants to help, he should help people on the ground where he is.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

What does a cardinal do with all of this Ill-gotten publicity? What kind of aim would incentivize such an otherwise-irrational move just to get publicity?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

What should he have answered, when asked if he would take their place? This cardinal’s first public comment on the subject was to answer yes, when reporters asked him if he would take their place. I assume he’s willing to do it, so it’s better not to just lie about that.