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[DJ]

I wouldn't describe the current pope as charismatic.

[Leatra]

It isn't surprising why most politicans didn't even visit an university and are coming from a imam-hatip lisesi^[1] in my country. Also every politican is using Islam as a tool at here too. It's very clear that we will turn into countries like those in Arabistan soon.

[1]:Some kind of a vocational religious high school, but a little different.

[Trapezohedron]

I wouldn't describe the current pope as charismatic.

Well, I'm just generalizing stuff, but point is: Religion in the right (or wrong) hands can be a very powerful mechanism for various activities, like controlling the government, by reciting a verse from your codex. At worst, you can delay that bill from being published. At best, you can stop it from being published.

That papal position is incredibly powerful. But I don't think the current pope has the ego or mind to exploit it.

[FuzzyZergling]

I don't think that there's any crime a person could commit that should be punishable by death.
Just my opinion.

[vagel7]

The pope's power has dramatically dropped during the last 2-3 centuries. Western countries these days don't follow the pope's wishes like they used to.

[DJ]

Just because he hasn't excommunicated any country in a long while and then declared a crusade on it.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I'd actually like to see him do that. Just to find out how the nations of the world would react, and how much the Vatican would be humiliated and diminished by it. It would be surreal.

[Trapezohedron]

The pope can't possibly do that anymore. He has no dedicated army of templars anymore. Add to the fact that we don't use swords, horses and maces in the 21st century, then he doesn't stand a chance.

Although his wormy tendrils have been influencing a bit of a ruckus here in the Philippines, against a pro-contraceptive bill that really should be passed, since many of the beggars here have been breeding like rabbits, and forcing their children to beg for money.

[vagel7]

He could still excommunicate a nation, but can't start a war. The nation wouln't probably care much of the excommunication anyway.

[Leatra]

There were a lot of people with their brains poisoned because of religions some centuries ago.

[Mindmaker]

Well, the previous pope played a big role in bringing down communism.
Nuff' said.

[Vector]

I thought being a Mötley Crüe fan and advocating executions for drug users (while winking...) would have tipped you guys off that I was joking. Or that my 1st post in this thread advocated killing juveniles and the mentally ill, while praising Vlad the Impaler and Draco.

Actually, the biggest tip-off is that when people asked questions that were too difficult/put too large a hole in your argument, or when people accused you of trolling, you didn't respond.

... You're welcome >_> <_<

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

I wouldn't describe the current pope as charismatic.

Perhaps an "electric" personality would cover it.


(dohoho I made a joke about how he looks like Palpatine.)

[Impending Doom]

I wouldn't describe the current pope as charismatic.

Perhaps an "electric" personality would cover it.


(dohoho I made a joke about how he looks like Palpatine.)

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...I never would have noticed that if you hadn't said anything.

[Maggarg - Eater of chicke]

The pope can't possibly do that anymore. He has no dedicated army of templars anymore.

THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS YOU TO THINK.