The Religion Thread

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"never, ever" GoCubsGo just converted back from Catholicism. GoPopeSoxGo!

NoPopeNo!

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"never, ever" GoCubsGo just converted back from Catholicism. GoPopeSoxGo!

NoPopeNo!

The 12-29 White Sox need all the help they can get.

Was this sinful?

Pope Leo XIV Sparks 'Insanely Large' Payouts on Small Bets

... One bet slip from Kalshi showed Leo's chance at becoming pope at just 1 percent. The payout for the $274 bet was a whopping $27,496.

Another $120 bet led to a $12,000 payout for Leo's selection....

A different article:

... Prevost had odds of less than 1 percent on the online betting site Kalshi, so some of those who placed longshot bets on Prevost becoming pope saw massive payouts. One bettor who took the gamble turned a $526 wager into $52,641....

Is this what they mean by "prosperity gospel"? Is it mandatory to tithe?

[Vrede too]

https://x.com/Pontifex

Pope Leo XIV
May 14

The Holy See is willing to help enemies meet, so they may look each other in the eye and so people may be given back the dignity they deserve: the dignity of peace. With heart in hand, I say to the leaders of nations: let us meet; let us dialogue; let us negotiate!

Pope Leo XIV
May 14

Christ's peace is not the silence of the tomb after a conflict, and it is not the result of subjugation. Peace is a gift that gazes at others and renews their lives. Let us pray for this peace, which is reconciliation, forgiveness, and courage to turn the page and start again.

Pope Leo XIV
May 14

There is so much violence and so many wars in our world! Amid this horror that should provoke outrage—as people die in the name of military conquest—stands the call of Christ, who repeats: ‘Peace be with you!’

Pope Leo XIV
May 14

Peace be with you all! This is the first greeting spoken by the Risen Christ, the Good Shepherd. I would like this greeting of peace to resound in your hearts, in your families, and among all people, wherever they may be, in every nation and throughout the world.

More at the link. Article

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Couple Loses Arms While Hunkering Down in Tornado: ‘They Were Holding Each Other'
"I cannot imagine the fear that was going through their minds," Taylor Baker said of her uncle and aunt Paul and Gail Cline

A couple have both lost an arm as they were sheltering inside their Kentucky home that was devastated by a tornado last week, according to their relatives.

“The doctors said that they lost opposite arms is because they were holding each other,” Brandy Bowman told NBC affiliate WLEX about her uncle and aunt, Paul and Gail Cline, who are in their 60s and from Laurel County.

Bowman said that Paul and Gail were in their bedroom when the twister touched down on Friday, May 16. A neighbor heard the couple screaming for help, arrived at their house and pulled them into a hallway, she said.

The family said a person heard Gail’s screams while searching for survivors in the neighborhood.

"She said, 'I need help. I see an arm down the hallway,’" Bowman recalled, which turned out to be Gail’s damaged arm as a result of the tornado.

The Clines were taken to London Hospital, WLEX reported. In a GoFundMe established to help the family, Gail, who also has a punctured lung due to fragments in her ribs, is on life support.

“Their home and vehicles and everything they’ve worked for is gone,” Taylor Baker, the couple's other niece, wrote about her uncle and aunt in the fundraiser description. “They are two of the best people you could ever find. My aunt’s daughter also has stage 4 cancer so they were already battling that before this hit. They need all the help and prayers they can get.”

While Paul’s condition has improved, Baker told WLEX that her uncle has dementia and hasn’t grasped the ordeal.

"All I can't get out of my head is just how terrified they both were. I cannot imagine the fear that was going through their minds, but there's one thing about them, they are godly people," Baker said....

Must have been/still is awful for them, but that godly thing isn't working out very well.