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great collection of pope francis tweets

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considering getting this pin from etsy

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medieval heart-shaped prayer book in a medieval painting and in real life

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Fucking wild to be teaching about Rosa Parks at the same time as a trans woman in Florida does an act of civil disobedience to use a women's restroom in the state capitol

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hahaha tht was clever.

but since I am here already, what's your favorite color?

(pretend i am knocking)

my favorite color is red!! i also like a deep red-purple :)

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If you don't stick around till the end, you will miss him ❤️

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making every conversation into being about The Character with the same reliability and conviction of a youth pastor going “you know who else partied? our lord and savior”

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Happy birthday!! My birthday is tomorrow we are almost birthday twins!!!

that’s awesome!!! ❤️❤️❤️

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it’s my birthday today!!!

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I'm so sorry if this is an inconvenience but you're one of the few catholic progressive blogs i follow and i didn't know who to ask about this. Also a bit of trigger warning since this touches themes like SA (but not too graphic, just mentioned).

My question in particular is about saint Agatha, who as you know is considered the patron saint for r*pe victims. I've recently been investigating about different types of abusers and i've been wondering, would victims of SA abused by a woman also fall under her protection? Cause whenever i've heard st Agatha being brought up as patron saint of SA victims its usually to denounce crimes against women and human trafficking, perpetrated in its majority by cis men (not that i'm saying that this isn't a problem, it obviously is and i'm glad many women find comfort in some female saints' stories like st Agatha's). I've searched on the internet and couldn't find anything that deviates from that perspective, its said that male victims abused by other men are rarely spoken about wich its true... But i find SA victims that have been abused by a woman (regardless of the gender of the victim) are even more rarely discussed. And yes most SA perpetrators are men but i've found that apparently women abusers are not that rare, that the percentage is enough to be significant. Sorry if it seemed like too much, like i mentioned its difficult to find on the internet answers to things like these, specially from a perspective of progressive christianity.

hello my sibling ❤️ you’re right, this is a difficult topic. i don’t see why saint agatha would refuse to take into her care those who have been abused by women—but i understand the desire to find someone more specific to the situation.

after some light research, i did not find a saint who fits these criteria exactly, but here are some examples that may interest you:

st. charles lwanga, a ugandan martyr that protected young boys from the king’s sexual advances, is cited as a patron saint of rape victims. pope paul vi canonized him in 1964, and visited uganda in 1969.

st. teneu (or thaney), of early medieval scotland, was raped by a man disguised as a woman, and is known as a patron of rape victims.

joseph of the old testament was sexually harassed by potiphar’s wife, ultimately culminating in her making false accusations of rape.

i really recommend @eesirachs for this kind of discussion—she has many, many posts on biblical rape narratives and can surely do a much better job explaining them.

rape is abhorrent no matter who is committing it. i sincerely believe that no saint, particularly ones that are patrons of rape victims, would turn away anyone. god bless you, my sibling ❤️

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how are you so comfortable within your religion?

a bit of a boring answer, but it’s honestly because i was born into it! i also had the privilege of going to a really good catholic school that emphasized the importance of love & forgiveness over hate, so the “fire and brimstone” verses were not seared into me. i was always assured of god’s love & forgiveness. it’s also a plus that they emphasized a good scientific education, so i was able to easily reconcile my faith with the science around me.

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gotta be honest with you, i'm not too sure about this thing ppl say of "conservatives" being irrationally opposed to "trans people just existing" or whatever. i guess controversial take but no they actually have very concrete reasons to oppose bodily autonomy and the destabilization of sexual roles we represent considering their views on sex/gender and social reproduction overall actually. obviously we must oppose those views as they are 1. wrong and 2. oppressive but like. it's not like they just chose a random minority to hate. i mean otherwise why do you think it's specifically us.

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the thing is, biblical affirmation of myself is secondary to what must be done.

i need to be focusing on the protest of war. the feeding of the hungry. the housing of the poor. the care of the marginalized.

i am not going to waste my time arguing with people over whether me being trans is a sin or not. i need to join forces with those same people in order to make sure our homeless have a safe place to spend the night—to take care of sick animals—to encourage education—etc.

i still believe that god created me trans—don’t get me wrong. i want to stand up for those who wield the bible as a weapon against my fellow trans siblings.

but i don’t entertain debate over my identity. i need to stay focused on what is important.

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Can you serve the Lord and cunt at the same time?

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evangelicals being like "god made men to do This and be like This and women to do That and be like That that's just how it is" and it's just a picture of a white man and woman following traditional gender norms makes me so insane like you boring fascist fucks. god made 2 million species of beetles. god made whales, ducks, humans, and 1500 other species capable of same sex behavior. god made fish and amphibians that change sexes. god made more than 30 different intersex variations in human beings. god, in his infinite curiosity. wake up!!! fuck!!