• @PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca
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    Blessed is the round, and blessed is the cartridge for it holds the round and all of its fury
    Blessed is the magazine for receiving the round and holding it close.
    Blessed is the barrel, for providing direction and guidance to the round
    And most of all, blessed is Kurt Cobain for giving the round purpose, and for receiving all of its love within his body 😌

        • @FrChazzz@lemm.ee
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          83 days ago

          [contemplates going on a tangent about the Branch Theory of Anglican identity, decides against it]

            • @FrChazzz@lemm.ee
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              33 days ago

              So, Anglican theologians like John Keble and John Henry Newman (who later converted to Roman Catholicism) built off of a notion advanced by the 16th Century Anglican Divines that viewed Anglican Christianity as a distinct branch that developed alongside Roman Catholicism and Orthodoxy. Things like the Synod of Whitby are cited as evidence that the Roman church worked hard to bring this distinct form of the church inline with Roman polity and practices (in some views Celtic Christianity is viewed as being part of this wider “English” branch of the faith). This resulted in a long-standing tenuous relationship with English Christianity and the Catholicism of continental Europe (reflected in things like the Sarum rite, etc.). So when the Reformation happened, this gave the opportunity for English Christianity to pick up where they left off and live into that distinct mode of being.

              Given this, according to branch theory proponents, there would be Anglicans in the 900s. They were just put under the veil of Roman Christianity at the time.

              • Ah, the Roman Catholic Church and government. One of the most destructive and violent church governments on the last 2 millinea, now they are still very rapy molesty, but now the world’s largest realty corporation that pays zero taxes.

                Wait… no, it’s still the same as the last 2 millinea, given the roman Catholic Church government’s didn’t pay taxes and owned a massive amount of stolen and conquered land

      • @modeler@lemmy.world
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        Yeah - there’s actual video evidence of it exploding! Unfortunately that means that it no longer exists, so that would explain why it’s absent from the Pope’s blessèd gun rack.

  • The Vatican is such a huge scandalous and r@py real estate conglomerate. It’s crazy that in 2025 hardly anyone is pointing it out. Goes to show theres still lots of preconceived notions that needs to be addressed

  • @vordalack@lemm.ee
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    13 days ago

    Baptizing converts in Jack Danials and performing exorcisms using the US constitution, let’s f***ing go

  • @shalafi@lemmy.world
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    54 days ago

    Sigh. I would dearly love a proper bolt-action rifle. I’ve got a .22 (my first gun!) and a .22 magnum (left handed!), but zero excuse for a “real” caliber as I don’t hunt and my range at camp only goes out 100’.

    Love the Marlin 1895SBL from Jurassic Park but I’m not hunting dinosaurs or 2,000lb. bison. Plus, the .45-70 (AR-15 round on the far left) would probably amputate my skinny armpit.

    More on point, the first American Pope! I’ll look forward to reading more about how the College of Cardinals landed on this guy so quickly. Not sure I’ve seen a Pope chosen that fast!

    • look into a .270. not a small caliber when you’re used to a 22 but not massive in the whole scheme of things. they’re quite fun at that range you were describing too, and they give you the opportunity to go a lot longer if you ever need/want it.

      a .270 was my first hunting rifle, if a scrawny 11 year old could use it I have faith in you :)