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tahthetrickster:

Tweet from "@LepantoInst": "Like a Soviet-era dictator, and in a raw exercise of power without provision of law, Pope Francis has removed Bp. Joseph Strickland as bishop of Tyler, TX." Beneath: "Readers added context they thought people might want to know" "Misleading: implies irregularity or illegality under Catholic rule/Vatican law. The Catholic Church doctrine of papal supremacy is over 1000 years old. The Pope "has full, supreme, and universal power over the whole Church, a power which he can always exercise unhindered." Includes link to Vatican website for "Catechism of the Catholic Church," and a link to the Wikipedia page for "Papal Supremacy."ALT
Reply tweet from "@Emma506131772": "The pope has right to exercise his power unhindered lol He's supreme legislator" Reply tweet from "@LepantoInst": "Really? The Pope is a dictator who has the authority to exercise unlimited power without due process?" Beneath: "Readers added context they thought people might want to know" "Yes." Includes a link to the Wikipedia page for "Papal Supremacy" again.ALT

im fucking sobbing why did they kill him twice in a row in the community notes

Checks and balances are needed! We must vote convince the cardinals to vote for a pope that will introduce them!

But seriously tho, this absolute power stuff is a bit ridiculous. Even if he’s the most divine and devout person in the world he isn’t perfect.