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The point of getting rid of the death penalty isn’t that there are some innocent people on it. The point of prison abolition isn’t that there are some innocent people in prison.

The point is that the state shouldn’t have the power to kill people. The point is that the prison system commits systemic abuses of human rights, doesn’t reduce crime, is deeply racist, and doesn’t take the desires of the victims into account. To argue about whether one individual on death row or with a life sentence is innocent or guilty is just a distraction from the central issues, which is that these institutions are unjust and should not exist

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I'm obsessed with these Joan of Arc filet lace* patterns from this 1913 book.

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thinking again about tattoos… really into the sacred heart imagery recently

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I think we all deserve something heart shaped today

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I’ve yet to see St. Valentine’s skull on tumblr this year so here you go:

happy optional memorial of saint valentine, bishop and martyr

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I genuinely think there was no greater insight into the modern Christian mindset than when the Pope said he very much hoped Hell was empty and he was absolutely hounded by both Catholics and Protestants outraged at the idea of a man who wanted a place of infinite suffering to have nobody in it.

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Transition is a reflection of the glory of God, not an act of defiance against Him.

I would not be able to be what God intended me to be if I had not been given the body I was given. God created this body to be transformed. God made me to be wide-hipped and deep-voiced, to have breasts that hope to become scars. I was always meant to have exactly this experience, to be exactly this.

God did not create a different cis body from the one I think I should have, leaving me to disrespect His creation by trying to escape it.

God created a trans body.

A body that was made to change. A body that was created to participate in its own creation. A body that was fearfully and wonderfully made to sing His praises and bring glory to the boundless variety of His thoughts.

My transness forms the stones that pave my path to God. I was given this cross to carry in the footsteps of our Lord. And as self-denial gave way to truth, I was given the most precious gift - that of death and resurrection.

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I'm sorry if this is a rude question but is it possible for to still get into heaven if I transition fully? Will I go to hell??

hi my sibling, this seems like something that’s been weighing heavily on your mind. though i will advise that i don’t have any religious authority, and suggest going to one if possible, i can offer my own opinion.

i personally do not believe that there is one singular action that will automatically, without any second chances, send anyone to hell, and if there was, i don’t believe it would be obtaining medical or cosmetic surgery.

god wants you to feel happy and fulfilled in your body. there are many, many examples of the transformation of the body in the bible—as well as the obvious example of the trinity.

it is going to be okay. god wants to be with you as you transition into a new era of selfhood. he’s rejoicing with you as you remake yourself more fully in his image, just as we all do!

i love you, my sibling ❤️ i hope this helps

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I hope I do not come off as invasive, but are you welcomed in your church? I understand you, a man who's trans so I wonder, do u get any push back or have been ever harassed by your fellow church attendees (again apologies if I'm rude or asking smnt personal)

hello my sibling ❤️! i’m sorry if i disappoint, but i am actually not out to most of the church members. i attend church with my parents, so i choose to keep it a secret in case word gets out.

i also present very gender-conforming in real life, so it would not be easy to tell just by looking at me.

i will note again that i go to an episcopal church, despite still being catholic, so i’m not sure how much this experience will help you. i have, however, come out to the priest, and she was completely fine with it—some of the kids in the youth group are lgbt as well.

i hope i was able to help, or at least provide some comfort, my sibling ❤️

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i wish i had Christian friends. in my area its hard to find any dedicated Christians my age. sometimes ill be the only young adult attending the sunday service and as lovely as it is to see all the other people in my church again, itd be so cool to have a Christian friend whos just as dedicated as me, if not more.

would be so fun to study the Bible together, have dates with Jesus together, visit Christian bookstores and genuinely just be good friends and good people to eachother! id love to have a Christian friend

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bishop mariann was courageous to incite the anger of the most powerful man in the world. i hope we can all show our support—it’s up to 42K signatures!

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just got out of mass here’s s medieval depiction of werewolves receiving Communion

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Luce Says: transgender people are fucking epic.

This is canon, I asked Francis myself.

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really loving this exchange on instagram

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Christian transphobia is so funny sometimes

Surely no one in the bible ever changes their name and identity to live a more fulfilling life