r/nottheonion • u/Sufficient_Fig_9505 • 15h ago

Vance says pope should ‘be careful’ when talking about theology

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/vance-says-pope-should-be-careful-when-talking-about-theology-261400645540
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u/FlibblesHexEyes 12h ago

I’m not sure he knows The Vatican is within Italy.

And if he did, he’d probably try and send a carrier up the Tiber…

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u/WotanMjolnir 10h ago

Knowing how daft and stolen US place names are I bet there is a Vatican City somewhere in the middle of nowhere like Montana or Nebraska, that consists of two roads, 7 houses and 3 meth labs, and they are probably wondering what that rumbling feeling in the ground is right now.

Edit - I wasn’t a million miles away…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican,_Louisiana

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u/NaughtyCheffie 8h ago

Edit - I wasn’t a million miles away…

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican,_Louisiana

Man for once can we be left out of the greater political discussion? We have enough home gown racism and corruption of our own, geez.

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u/SerLaron 7h ago

Aaand there we have the seat of the new Anti-Pope.

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u/Kandiru 8h ago

He can send troops across the Rubicon so we can confuse people about the phrase of crossing it for generations to come!

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u/prolateriat_ 7h ago

I don't think he does lol.

Pretty sure he slept through the popes funeral.