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Bread and Circuses

(1,447 posts)
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 05:32 PM Nov 16

Pope Leo is on X , spreading the teachings of Yeshua

He’s making the fake Christians either make fools of themselves by saying he’s wrong or recognizing they they have lied to themselves.

https://substack.com/@christopherjhale/note/c-177911694?r=2zlv4a&utm_medium=ios

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Pope Leo is on X , spreading the teachings of Yeshua (Original Post) Bread and Circuses Nov 16 OP
Most Christians in the U.S. do not consider the pope to be their leader, because he is Catholic WhiskeyGrinder Nov 16 #1
but many of us are catholics rampartd Nov 16 #2
I don't care if anyone is Catholic or not... ananda Nov 16 #5
I'm Orthodox Jilly_in_VA Nov 17 #22
But most Christians in the world do FBaggins Nov 16 #8
Christianity worldwide is maybe half Catholic, half not. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 16 #13
So? They can't really disagree with him, Catholic or not. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #9
oh they definitely do WhiskeyGrinder Nov 16 #14
But they can't do it out loud. Scrivener7 Nov 16 #15
They do all the time WhiskeyGrinder Nov 16 #17
What he is pointing out here, is that they're not the Christians they say they are. Scrivener7 Nov 17 #21
I wonder if he could be persuaded canetoad Nov 16 #3
This is the finest post on the poor I've ever seen. ananda Nov 16 #4
great quote. thanks. rampartd Nov 16 #6
Even as someone not religious newdeal2 Nov 16 #7
What is Yeshu ? A code word for something? Srkdqltr Nov 16 #10
Maybe the Hebrew form of Jesus? ananda Nov 16 #11
Aramaic Bread and Circuses Nov 16 #19
It's Aramaic Jilly_in_VA Nov 16 #12
Yes! Thanks for the Image of Mary hanging out laundry and yelling 'Yeshu'..... Bread and Circuses Nov 16 #20
This is what I am talking about! Imagine if for the last 2,000 years this is where Christianity began and 1WorldHope Nov 16 #16
Silly pope misanthrope Nov 16 #18

rampartd

(3,206 posts)
2. but many of us are catholics
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 05:41 PM
Nov 16

i am quite proud of the pope. he is one of the few leaders of any institution standing up to this madness.

ananda

(34,110 posts)
5. I don't care if anyone is Catholic or not...
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 06:05 PM
Nov 16

Seeing this post can only be a good thing.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,614 posts)
22. I'm Orthodox
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 11:37 AM
Nov 17

and he's not my leader, but I still pay attention to what he says. He's a good guy, as was Francis, and Catholics are close to Orthodox, except for a few words. 1054 and all that.

Scrivener7

(57,968 posts)
21. What he is pointing out here, is that they're not the Christians they say they are.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 07:57 AM
Nov 17

We all know that, but the head of an enormously powerful institution that has previously been coy and silent on this issue is saying it and not making any bones about it. He's pointing out their hypocrisy in an undeniable way. And yes, you'll say they won't care. But some will.

And he's putting some leg behind it. He is kneecapping Opus Dei, which is the actual ruling body for a lot of people behind things like the Federalist Society and the Heritage Foundation.

ananda

(34,110 posts)
4. This is the finest post on the poor I've ever seen.
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 06:03 PM
Nov 16

"The poorest are not only objects of our compassion,
but teachers of the Gospel. It is not a question of
"bringing" God to them, but of encountering Him
among them. Serving the poor is not a gesture to
be made "from above," but an encounter between
equals, where Christ is revealed and adored."

Thank you, Pope Leo.

Jilly_in_VA

(13,614 posts)
12. It's Aramaic
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 06:59 PM
Nov 16

Yeshua is the Aramaic for of Jesus. Aramaic is the language Jesus would have spoken in his family and with his disciples. "Yeshu" is more than likely what his mother would have hollered at him when calling him for supper when he was a kid playing in the streets. It's more of a pet name or nickname.

1WorldHope

(1,797 posts)
16. This is what I am talking about! Imagine if for the last 2,000 years this is where Christianity began and
Sun Nov 16, 2025, 07:47 PM
Nov 16

where it stopped. If you actually live like that, then you are living your best life and that is where you will meet God. What kind of a world would that have been?

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