Pope doesn't like fags.. (the non-smoking kind).

[motorbiking]

Pope calls homosexuals/homosexuality fagots/fagotry.

Pope Francis used derogatory term for gay men, reports claim

The Pope reportedly uses a derogatory term towards gay men in a private meeting with bishops - where he is said to have reiterated they should not be allowed to become priests.

news.sky.com

I'm not sure he quite understands the demographic of catholic priests.

 

[Stivino]

On that subject, the word finocchio is also a slang word for a gay man. I knew that, but what I didn't know is that it also the Italian word for fennel.
Watching a cookery show one Saturday morning the chef, I think it was either Gennaro Contaldo or Antonio Carluccio advised to finish the dish by putting a "little finocchio" on top.
I was a bit perplexed and asked my Italian partner what he meant. It was funny at the time.
It was also funny when she came home from work one day and asked my to explain something she's heard at work' "what is a shirtlifter" she asked.

 

[blup]

Comedy value aside, this has been leaked by right wing bishops who don’t like Frank’s more liberal approach on the subject. England is generally a heathen country but events in the Middle East over the last few decades show that all three major religions are still a major influence in world affairs

 

[mitch66]

England is generally a heathen country

When I first read that I didn't know what it meant. I thought Druids, witches, pagans etc. When I googled it said not of a major religion ie something Christian, Islamic or Jewish (I put them alphabetically to avoid any bitching). Could well be right now a days. The Christian thing is reducing and I bet a lot of the country are not religious. That's been me forever but I still find it a bit sad on reflection.

 

[motorbiking]

You find it sad that you don't have religion or that some are in decline?

 

[diy_fun_uk]

Imagine if you are a supposedly all powerful, all seeing god.

You have it within your power to ensure humankind by and large lives at peace across the world. Not a scenario where we're all going about like zombies, however surely god could tweak us so we simply don't want to go to war and commit heinous crimes.

But no, we're given free will to sort it all out ourselves, part of gods grand plan.

It's going well ...

 

[motorbiking]

Given the size of the universe, if such a being exists/existed and created it, its more likely that we are a weed or mould growing that he hasn't noticed yet.

 

[ellal]

Imagine if you are a supposedly all powerful, all seeing god.

You have it within your power to ensure humankind by and large lives at peace across the world. Not a scenario where we're all going about like zombies, however surely god could tweak us so we simply don't want to go to war and commit heinous crimes.

But no, we're given free will to sort it all out ourselves, part of gods grand plan.

It's going well ...

Stephen Fry got it spot on

 

[Exedon]

The last census in England and Wales 2021 had less than half 46% say they were Christian the next biggest group 37% said they had no religion.