Jesus in Matthew 25 said that how you treat other people is how you treat Jesus/God. He said that many would call Lord Lord, but he would not recognize them because they did not care about him in the guise of the poor and oppressed.
And if I did not know that the book of Revelation was apocalyptic and not prophecy, I would say that Trump and his Trumpkins can clearly fit the antichrist and the followers there of
These people are really NOT Christians. They use that”cloak” word to justify their actions. Look up the word Christian in Webster dictionary. They are the antithesis of Christian. It’s all about POWER!!!!
Can you even imagine what a papal blessing from Donald would sound like? He apparently TOLD U of Alabama he was going to give the graduation speech, HE WASNT INVITED! And it was nothing but his usual list of grievances with lots of Joe Biden bashing and blaming…
He would have to be a) unmarried, which he isn't (as far as anyone knows...) and b) Catholic, and I doubt they'd accept someone who just blinked his eyes and/or wiggled his nose and was suddenly: POOF! Catholic! :D
Maybe he's just suffering from Funeral Envy... /shrug
If any MAGAt shit stain calls you out and hates you, then you know with absolute certainty that you have lived a life worth living. These grotesque fucking lunatics are a plague on humanity.
Hey, I HAVE been accused of being what woke Marxists were called back in 1967 or 68. And thanks for assembling that list of MAGA quotes about the new pope.
I remember when Benedict was elected and my husband's cousins -- in Austria, where they knew his politics -- said it was a shame that the Holy Spirit had been on vacation during the conclave. Apparently the Holy Spirit was back on duty this time.
I don't know why MAGA's so mad... Pope Francis was also a very caring Pope. Perhaps because Leo XIV has already criticized DJT and JD directly? Maybe because his plea right out of the gate is love and charity for all? As someone said, "the (Papal) election must have been stolen." My favorite comments though: "We lost the church" "Good, maybe Jesus can get it back."
I’d much rather follow a Pope who believes, and LIVES Jesus’ mandates in Matthew 25:31-46:
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave me drink;
I was a stranger, and you took me in;
I was naked, and you clothed me;
I was sick, and you visited me;
I was in prison, and you came to me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
""Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in;
I was naked, and you didn’t clothe me;
I was sick, and you didn't visit me;
and I was in prison, and you didn’t come to me.’
“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’" (Matthew 25:31-45)
And Luke 6:20-25
20 Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said:
‘Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
‘Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22 ‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
24 ‘But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 ‘Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
‘Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
Than I would an Orange AntiChrist who was a grifting, con artist, serial adulterer who has sexually assaulted 26 women, declared bankruptcy six times to avoid paying contractors who had constructed his mammon pleasure palaces, and thrown his relatives and friends under the bus when they presented no further material value to him.
And THAT, MAGAts, is your “CHRISTIAN President™”!
MAGAts: Did I OFFEND you? Well, then: DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
Those passages from the gospels are the Christianity I grew up with: love your neighbor, help those who need help. The in-group mentality of maganaut evangelicalism has nothing to do with the teachings of Jesus.
The Christian Nationalists must be the maddest out of all of them! Pope Leo is obviously not part of Opus Dei, the secretive sect trying to control the US and the world. They are the wolves trying to get to the sheep.
Can't wait to see you on Jim Acosta's pod today, God!!! Thank you, God! Amen! Awomen! Ramen!
As an atheist, let me just say that I am so pleased that the Mean And Greedy Assholes (MEGA) are losing their minds over the new pope. As opposed to the Christian Nationalists, he is actually trying to follow the words of Jesus and not use the cross as something to beat people over their heads with.
never thought a Pope would be chosen so quickly! When I heard the reason why he chose Leo for his name, I felt calmer……after reading today’s column I think the Cardinals made a wise choice. I knew nothing about this Cardinal but what I’m hearing makes me glad he was chosen!
Thanks for writing the way you do…..It’s just what we need…..
Oh, there is a God (sorry, but there was that one wee moment, yanno?) and there are really some very good, very brave people left (LEFT!!) in America. How do I know this? Because both are right here! I love reading your comments. Serena and Mary's truly made my day. I hold that not one Christian voted for Trump. When I get "Oh, I am a Christian and I voted for Trump" I flatly (and with a nearly blank expression) tell them "Oh, no you're not. Because a vote for Trump was a vote for Satan. Everybody knows that. What you did do was to personally tell Jesus Christ 'F-you, I am now worshipping the Prince of Darkness.'" When the sputtering starts, I ask them one question: "Tell me one good thing Trump ever did in his entire life that benefitted someone other than himself." Since there is no answer, I leave them to swallow their tongues. Thank you everybody and please keep the comments coming!
Seriously Kim, ain't it the absolute truth? You cannot support Trump the Toddler (and his playmates) and be a Christian. It's like saying "I wear a size 8 shoe but if my size isn't available, I get whatever size there is."
Jesus in Matthew 25 said that how you treat other people is how you treat Jesus/God. He said that many would call Lord Lord, but he would not recognize them because they did not care about him in the guise of the poor and oppressed.
And if I did not know that the book of Revelation was apocalyptic and not prophecy, I would say that Trump and his Trumpkins can clearly fit the antichrist and the followers there of
I still see him as the antichrist. It’s just so much of a fit.
These people are really NOT Christians. They use that”cloak” word to justify their actions. Look up the word Christian in Webster dictionary. They are the antithesis of Christian. It’s all about POWER!!!!
"They’re not mad because the Pope is dangerous. They’re mad because he cares."
Actually, it's both - he's dangerous because he cares, and they're mad because he's dangerous.
I’m thinking that trump thinks it was a stolen conclave, since he didn’t get chosen pope.
Oh I see that one coming, let's wait just a few hours to hear a new meltdown 🤣
Over on Daily Kos, there was a /snark essay about how he now wants to annex Vatican City and have /that/ be the 51st state... X-P
There were quite a few comments that weren't sure if it was snark or not; the author had to finally put in a #snark tag... :-/
Can you even imagine what a papal blessing from Donald would sound like? He apparently TOLD U of Alabama he was going to give the graduation speech, HE WASNT INVITED! And it was nothing but his usual list of grievances with lots of Joe Biden bashing and blaming…
He would have to be a) unmarried, which he isn't (as far as anyone knows...) and b) Catholic, and I doubt they'd accept someone who just blinked his eyes and/or wiggled his nose and was suddenly: POOF! Catholic! :D
Maybe he's just suffering from Funeral Envy... /shrug
Since when does he believe rules apply to him ? He thinks he can just change anything and get whatever he wants !
I am waiting for the stolen conclave and corrupted Cardinals accusations.... ⏱️
By picking a pope from Chicago, the conclave was trolling Trump. Prove me wrong.
🤣🤣🤣 It would be just like him! I'm sure they were rooting for Dolan or that hard-core African. Then again...
😂 touche 🤣
Good One!!!❤️
If any MAGAt shit stain calls you out and hates you, then you know with absolute certainty that you have lived a life worth living. These grotesque fucking lunatics are a plague on humanity.
WORD Brother Scott! I have eliminated all MAGAts from my life and it's a beautiful thing.
They are truly sub-human fucking garbage untethered from reality.
And those are their good points.
Hey, I HAVE been accused of being what woke Marxists were called back in 1967 or 68. And thanks for assembling that list of MAGA quotes about the new pope.
I remember when Benedict was elected and my husband's cousins -- in Austria, where they knew his politics -- said it was a shame that the Holy Spirit had been on vacation during the conclave. Apparently the Holy Spirit was back on duty this time.
I don't know why MAGA's so mad... Pope Francis was also a very caring Pope. Perhaps because Leo XIV has already criticized DJT and JD directly? Maybe because his plea right out of the gate is love and charity for all? As someone said, "the (Papal) election must have been stolen." My favorite comments though: "We lost the church" "Good, maybe Jesus can get it back."
I’d much rather follow a Pope who believes, and LIVES Jesus’ mandates in Matthew 25:31-46:
"When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave me drink;
I was a stranger, and you took me in;
I was naked, and you clothed me;
I was sick, and you visited me;
I was in prison, and you came to me.’
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you; or thirsty, and give you a drink? When did we see you as a stranger, and take you in; or naked, and clothe you? When did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you?’
“The King will answer them, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’
""Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels;
for I was hungry, and you didn’t give me food to eat;
I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink;
I was a stranger, and you didn’t take me in;
I was naked, and you didn’t clothe me;
I was sick, and you didn't visit me;
and I was in prison, and you didn’t come to me.’
“Then they will also answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and didn’t help you?’
“Then he will answer them, saying, ‘Most certainly I tell you, inasmuch as you didn’t do it to one of the least of these, you didn’t do it to me.’" (Matthew 25:31-45)
And Luke 6:20-25
20 Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said:
‘Blessed are you who are poor,
for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 ‘Blessed are you who are hungry now,
for you will be filled.
‘Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh.
22 ‘Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets.
24 ‘But woe to you who are rich,
for you have received your consolation.
25 ‘Woe to you who are full now,
for you will be hungry.
‘Woe to you who are laughing now,
for you will mourn and weep.
Than I would an Orange AntiChrist who was a grifting, con artist, serial adulterer who has sexually assaulted 26 women, declared bankruptcy six times to avoid paying contractors who had constructed his mammon pleasure palaces, and thrown his relatives and friends under the bus when they presented no further material value to him.
And THAT, MAGAts, is your “CHRISTIAN President™”!
MAGAts: Did I OFFEND you? Well, then: DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!
Those passages from the gospels are the Christianity I grew up with: love your neighbor, help those who need help. The in-group mentality of maganaut evangelicalism has nothing to do with the teachings of Jesus.
Don’t forget the recent felony convictions. 😀
The Christian Nationalists must be the maddest out of all of them! Pope Leo is obviously not part of Opus Dei, the secretive sect trying to control the US and the world. They are the wolves trying to get to the sheep.
Can't wait to see you on Jim Acosta's pod today, God!!! Thank you, God! Amen! Awomen! Ramen!
Just saw God on Jim Acosta's pod. You nailed it God!
If Pope Leo XIV can bring people back to the teachings of Christ, then there is hope for all humanity.
As an atheist, let me just say that I am so pleased that the Mean And Greedy Assholes (MEGA) are losing their minds over the new pope. As opposed to the Christian Nationalists, he is actually trying to follow the words of Jesus and not use the cross as something to beat people over their heads with.
They probably chose him because he can be part of the opposition we all need so much right now... I hope so !
And he's a counter-power to MAGA fake Christianity, for all US Christians 💪🏼
"Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country." ~Jesus
Anything that drives MAGA crazy makes me look up to God and say Thank You Lord!
I love your column…..I
never thought a Pope would be chosen so quickly! When I heard the reason why he chose Leo for his name, I felt calmer……after reading today’s column I think the Cardinals made a wise choice. I knew nothing about this Cardinal but what I’m hearing makes me glad he was chosen!
Thanks for writing the way you do…..It’s just what we need…..
I think Francis had also been chosen very quickly, as well! :D Makes you wonder... :)
Francis was not chosen swiftly at all compared to the new Pope
Oh, there is a God (sorry, but there was that one wee moment, yanno?) and there are really some very good, very brave people left (LEFT!!) in America. How do I know this? Because both are right here! I love reading your comments. Serena and Mary's truly made my day. I hold that not one Christian voted for Trump. When I get "Oh, I am a Christian and I voted for Trump" I flatly (and with a nearly blank expression) tell them "Oh, no you're not. Because a vote for Trump was a vote for Satan. Everybody knows that. What you did do was to personally tell Jesus Christ 'F-you, I am now worshipping the Prince of Darkness.'" When the sputtering starts, I ask them one question: "Tell me one good thing Trump ever did in his entire life that benefitted someone other than himself." Since there is no answer, I leave them to swallow their tongues. Thank you everybody and please keep the comments coming!
I wish I could like this 100 times!
Seriously Kim, ain't it the absolute truth? You cannot support Trump the Toddler (and his playmates) and be a Christian. It's like saying "I wear a size 8 shoe but if my size isn't available, I get whatever size there is."