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BREAKING: Vatican Source Says Pope Francis To Step Down
enVolve ^

Posted on 12/22/2020 12:09:34 PM PST by A.M. Smith

A source close to the Vatican has reported that Pope Francis will be stepping down from the Papacy before the end of the year. There is “no doubt” the Pontiff “will resign in 2020”, the source confirmed.

Pope Francis became head of the Catholic Church following the unexpected resignation of Pope Benedict XVI in 2013 and has been unpopular among U.S. Catholics for his radical stances on same-sex marriage, illegal immigration, and global warming as well as his support for Black Lives Matter.

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1 posted on 12/22/2020 12:09:34 PM PST by A.M. Smith
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He had better hurry up and do it then.


2 posted on 12/22/2020 12:10:14 PM PST by TheDandyMan
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Yes, please.


3 posted on 12/22/2020 12:10:55 PM PST by cll (Serviam!)
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What is the status of the College of Cardinals?
Is something worse going to replace him?


4 posted on 12/22/2020 12:11:04 PM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
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He’s predominantly the reason why I stopped practicing.


5 posted on 12/22/2020 12:11:19 PM PST by traderrob6
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He’s done enough damage?


6 posted on 12/22/2020 12:11:32 PM PST by brownsfan (The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.)
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7 posted on 12/22/2020 12:11:50 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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He’s predominantly the reason why I stopped practicing.

If so, that's a terrible reason. The Church has and will survive bad Popes.
8 posted on 12/22/2020 12:12:22 PM PST by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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They might consider a Catholic this time around.


9 posted on 12/22/2020 12:12:25 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: Little Ray

look for them to pick a Black Pope next. so look to those possibilities


10 posted on 12/22/2020 12:12:41 PM PST by RummyChick (I BLAME KUSHNER)
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Will they get an actual Catholic to replace him? Or just another Marxist dressed in a Pope costume?


11 posted on 12/22/2020 12:12:46 PM PST by Vigilanteman (The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
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get ready for the “historic” gay, black pope.


12 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:06 PM PST by euram
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My personal opinion is that this is complete and total fake news.


13 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:11 PM PST by Antoninus (The press has lost the ability to persuade. They retain the ability to foment a panic.)
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To: Little Ray
Is something worse going to replace him?

Baraq Obama is a possibility...

14 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:21 PM PST by nascarnation
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"Believe it when I see it".

Thomas

15 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:32 PM PST by Don Corleone (The truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth)
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Just means the college of Cardinals is now totally stacked with atheists.


16 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:38 PM PST by Varda
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To: RummyChick
look for them to pick a Black Pope next. so look to those possibilities

Yep, a sign of the times, he'll need a White mistress though.

17 posted on 12/22/2020 12:13:58 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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There must be a gay cabal that needs serious attention from him.


18 posted on 12/22/2020 12:14:11 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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I’m tempted to say a lot of things I’d probably regret later.

But I’ll just say I hope the next pope is actually Catholic.


19 posted on 12/22/2020 12:14:16 PM PST by chrisser
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And for his friendship , new deals , with communist CHINA throwing under the bus chinese christians relentlessly attacked by the communist-fascist mafia .....

I am a “catholic”


20 posted on 12/22/2020 12:14:20 PM PST by Ulysse
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