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some facts about robert prevost (leo xiv) that i think are important to know:

while he was born in chicago, he has spent the vast majority of his life outside of america. he went to rome at a young age, then spent most of his priesthood in peru

pope leo xiii was well known for his interest in social justice -- the fact that prevost chose this name may show that he also nurses an interest

he was one of pope francis' closest advisors

he's described as being balanced in terms of his outlook, but has progressive views on some specific issues, including migrants and poverty

he is relatively young -- we will probably have pope leo xiv for a long time

quote from CBS article: "While Prevost is seen overall as a centrist, on some key social issues he's viewed as progressive. He has long embraced marginalized groups, a lot like Francis, who championed migrants and the poor."

another quote: "Cardinal George of Chicago, of happy memory, was one of my great mentors, and he said: 'Look, until America goes into political decline, there won't be an American pope.' And his point was, if America is kind of running the world politically, culturally, economically, they don't want America running the world religiously. So, I think there's some truth to that, that we're such a superpower and so dominant, they don't wanna give us, also, control over the church." -Robert Barron, bishop of a diocese in Minnesota

so while it does leave a bad taste in the mouth to have an american pope at this time, he is definitely not the kind of pope trump will like, nor will the conservative base. while he probably won't catapult the church into a lot of uncharted territory, he does look as if he will at the very least continue and support the work francis laid the groundwork for

additional information:

apparently he is involved in sexual assault coverups -- not fantastic, but to be honest the entire catholic church is so incredibly guilty of this it's not surprising

robert prevost has tweeted five times since joining twitter. one of those tweets was telling jd vance he does not understand love

updating information: "He didn't cover up those cases though. It seems like he opened the investigation in the case of the two women who were abused and encouraged them to go to the police, and then the investigation was closed by someone higher up than him afterwards. With the priest who abused kids, yes he let the abuser live at the priory—under supervision, which given that abusers have to live SOMEWHERE I'm glad that it was somewhere he was being observed. (In any case when the USCCB revised the rules two years later to be stricter, the abuser was moved somewhere else; Prevost was just following regulations as they existed at the time.) As for the accusations Sodalitum has made against him, Sodalitum themselves were dissolved last year for having a shitton of sexual abuse going on in their group, and since Prevost was part of shutting them down they hate his guts; any accusations they've made against him are extremely sus at best." this information seems reliable, but needs evidence attached to it. it is public knowledge that Sodalitum were dissolved (by Pope Francis).

even more information:

robert prevost was a high-ranking augustinian -- this order is notoriously pro-immigrant, pro-environment, and anti-materialism to the point of criticising capitalism

i already mentioned that the previous pope leo was something of a social activist. specifically, pope leo xiii specifically championed worker's rights

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Hello and Welcome

My name is soup (it really isn't) and I have a lot of thoughts.

Likes:

history (specifically the ancient middle east. like. Very Specifically.)

reconstructive lingustics

writing

ornithology

human anatomy and medical science

organic chemistry

daydreaming

knitting

really just learning in general. I collect knowledge like pokemon (I assume. I don't play pokemon)

motorsports (endurance racing is my favorite but I also keep up with F1 and dabble in rally car)

Dislikes:

Doritos

general chemisty

writing

the current state of American politics

The unrelenting passage of time

Current Projects:

Knitting an intricately cabled cowl for my mother which has been the bane of my existence since december

An almost done scarf which needs either to have the ends woven in and perhaps another section added for a bit more length, or to be incinerated

Becoming fluent in farsi (Persian)

Fantasy Mafia Horse Movie (working title), a hypothetical book series which lives in my mind, on my laptop, on the wall of my college dorm room, and in the margins of every page of notes i take in class

a funky lil species of aliens with very confusing biology that I started throwing together as a high school sophomore and am now trying to make functional as a college sophomore getting a biology degree

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Say what you want about organic chemistry, it has had a very positive effect on my utilization of the word 'apparatus'

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have decided to sell out my dreams!

for the bargain price $4.20 you can purchase the Clown Dream I had last night!

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Recently I’ve been seeing a lot of people going: “My mime keeps fighting with my other clowns!” And it’s like ???? YEAH NO SHIT??

I can’t believe I actually have to say this in 2023 but

Mimes are NOT social breeds!

Like, you can’t seriously expect a mime to share the same tent as a rodeo or a jester without any consequence? Unless they are raised together, your mime is just going to perceive the other clowns as a threat.

Prolonged exposure to close contact with another breed is damaging to your mime’s mental health. It’s not okay. Look after your fucking mime.

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So, you know how fae traditionally are aversed/ injured by salt and iron, and that they like shiny things like gold and silver?

Well sodium is one of the most reactive metals on the periodic table. Sodium metal has one (1) unpaired electron, aka a radical, and will react with almost anything possible to dump that electron. Iron also is a pretty reactive metal. The reason iron rusts is because it reacts with oxygen and water at normal environmental conditions.

By contrast, gold and silver are some of least chemically reactive metals, coming only really after platinum.

What if Fae are hurt by reactive metals and attracted to stable ones. While yes, there are several elements between sodium and iron in the metal reactivity series, iron is most likely the one that medieval people would have had the most ready access to (at least I assume. I'm a stem person, if you couldn't tell).