Facepalm

371 readers

1 users here now

Anything that makes you apply your hand to your face.

founded 4 months ago

MODERATORS

meldrik@lemmy.wtf

657

The Pope is not a true catholic (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 3 months ago by meldrik@lemmy.wtf to c/facepalm@lemmy.wtf

66 comments fedilink hide all child comments

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 29 points 3 months ago (2 children)

This is my mom. Hardcore catholic who sent me to catholic school but turned Trumper in 2016. Still catholic, but she hates the pope now. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about, etc. She has Borderline Personality Disorder and it’s not worth arguing about. Plus, I got out of that shit when I turned 18 so I really shouldn’t care but for some reason it bothers me - indoctrinated me for years but now all of a sudden she doesn’t have to follow the rules. Fuck religion.

[–] Subtracty@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Cognitive dissonance. I feel like, at a certain age, most religious people are just unable to change their minds. It is incredible that the leader of their own religion is trying to teach them something, and they are deluded into thinking their "interpretation" (which isn't theirs at all, but was force fed to them) is the correct one.

It wasn't that long ago that the whole damn religious ceremony was performed in Latin. That way, no normal person had a chance of understanding what was going on. And they were entirely dependent on the priests and the pope's word. Back then, doubting the pope had consequences. Not that those were better times. It is just crazy to see how much this religion has changed.

[–] Live_Let_Live@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Like literal mom or is she like this?