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Pope Francis has died.

I know to a lot of people on the left and in the LGBTQ+ community, he wasn’t exactly seen as a holy herald of progressive values. That said I think he was more helpful to our community than we have ever really given credit.

The Catholic Church is hugely entrenched in the past. They may not ever accept gay marriage within our lifetime. But if you compare Pope Francis to any other Pope that came before him, he did more to progress the Catholic Church than anyone else ever has. He constantly spoke out saying that the church needed to accept LGBTQ+ members. He has denounced laws that criminalise homosexuality. He supported same sex civil unions—which I was literally taught was evil and dangerous when I was in Catholic high school. Transgender people can be baptized and same sex couples can be blessed because of him.

He was never enough, of course. He has affirmed the teaching that gay marriage is not spiritually possible and prior to becoming pope he opposed the legalization of same sex marriage. He has said gay children should seek psychiatric care. He has also been even less accepting of transgender people than same sex couples.

But at the same time he was the most empathetic Pope to have existed in the past several hundred years. I have left the church because I no longer believe in God, but I do recognize that the Catholic Church has power over huge swaths of the world. My mother still believes in her Catholic faith and has always stood by this idea: it’s impossible to move a behemoth organisation like the Church overnight. She stays in the community because she wants it to become better. She pushes, in her own small way, a little bit every day towards what she thinks is right. In this conversation, that is the acceptance of LGBTQ+ youths. Pope Francis was helpful in moving the Church away from a stance of hate. Now I hope that whoever the cardinals choose next for pope is someone who joins her in pushing that ball forward.

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I want to leave the JD Vance and destiel memes aside for just a moment to tell you all guys that I, personally, as a Catholic, mourn the loss of Pope Francis.

Over the 12 years that he spent at the helm of the Holy See, Pope Francis proved himself one of the most progressive and reform-minded Supreme Pontiffs we have had, perhaps ever, the pleasure of being led by.

For all his personal failings and blunders -and believe me, there's a list- he did tremendous work on dragging Canon Law and the institutions that make up the Catholic Church towards becoming a better and more modern version of themselves. I can only hope that whoever is chosen as his successor will be even half as committed to internal reform as Francis was, and that he will continue the work Francis sadly leaves unfinished.

Descanse en Paz.

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Oh damn the Catholics have joined in on the war against AI "art".

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Thanks 4 the tag

Tagging @luneemeritus @carpeossa @zombinafonfrankenstein

Not me having some kinda type... Who shall I tag? I think I wanna tagggggg... @mybugsmybugsmybugs @mexicangela @lunar-years @biscuitboxpink but no pressure!! I just thought it would be fun!

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Fictional characters with established personalities? You mean the actors and actresses that form part of my movie (my fic) and that will act as I direct them?

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When a fic doesn’t fit my head canons but it’s well-written

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My point, I think, was that Holmes' inspired Batman and Thrawn's characterization, and it is clearly a popular one as proved by their very vocal fans. At least that's what I remember thinking when I reposted this, didn't give it a lot of thought and I explained my reasoning even less lol.

At least Batman and Thrawn's greatest enemy isn't boredom, lel.

Thrawn stans are like the Batman stans of the SW fandom

"Batman can beat anyone cuz prep time"

"Thrawn knows everything that's going to happen because he studies art"

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Back to drawing my Queer Electric Guitar Phantom

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Every time I look for fanart of this guy I just get the newer Erik’s, where’s the Lon Chaney appreciation.

Also the little thing he’s holding is called a winclet

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That hand is Meg's

in our matching nightmares i'll ALWAYS BE WITH YOU

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He’s very “gongeous” to me

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He's been trying to sneak on people, but he can't because those cheeks be clapping. He is dummy thicc.

Guess who's back with Erik hiperfixation

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The plague doctors that the media has made really is the pinnacle of clothing. and its so sad to see what actual plague doctors were like

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"ohh my god you can't just-"

Am I yours to command? Does the collar 'round my neck have your name on it? I kneel to no king nor god, and I see no crown on you.

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"why do you know that" i am curious about the world around me