#anti catholism

[demiaroacefrieren]

I found out that two critics ended up disagreeing with the two posts I made last night regarding Vivziepop making Saint Peter gay in Hazbin Hotel. I since then ended up blocking them because I want to avoid the toxic side of the anti/critic community. I also edited out their usernames for privacy sake. If you know who they are, please don't argue with them.

I would like to point out in the last post from last night that I did criticize Vivziepop for whitewashing Peter due to the fact that the Bible took place in the Middle East. I'm also fully aware of the fact Viv wrote Peter to be a stereotype of gay men like her other gay male characters.

There's currently a debate as to whether the people from the Bible (including Jesus) were actually real or not, but I could care less. I'll say this again like I did in my posts from last night. Media making fun of Christians and Christianity isn't a new thing. It's clear Vivziepop is making fun of Christianity by making people from the Bible like Adam to be written as evil people. She also appropriated Voodoo by using Voodoo symbols in her work (as Voodoo is a closed practice).

I want to point out that Christians aren't an oppressed group of people. They have murdered anyone who refuses to convert to Christianity (The Crusades, the Spanish Inquistion, and the witch trials that happened all over Europe prior to the one that happened in Salem) and stolen traditions from Pagans and label Pagainsm as "demonic" and "evil". The issues happening in the United States (the country I live in) where Queer and Trans people and women are slowing are being stripped away of their rights are being caused by Christians. The whole thing of antisemitic conspiracy theories that were being spread during the height of the pandemic were created and back by Christians. There are more things I could list that Christians have done to anyone they're prejudiced against, but I don't want to derail this post.

To end this post, I don't care if there are other critics that disagree with me. I don't care if other critics and antis end up blocking me, make posts to block me, or make call-out posts. I'm not telling people to burn down churches or assault any Christian that comes their way. If you saw my posts and got upset (Christian or not) about what I have to say about Christians and Christianity (as a former member of the church), I would recommend to look into the atrocities Christians have done in the name of Christianity throughout the centuries, as well as listen to voices of those who have experience abuse within the church.

[apostate-in-an-alcove]

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

[charlieswebb]

ALL MY FRIENDS HATE THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

[whereserpentswalk]

Thing I made.

[queerorthodoxy]

If you're going to be a Christian you need to acknowledge its history of violence and colonization so you do not continue the violence!!!!

[jameslmartello]

[dandelionsresilience]

Dandelion News - January 1-7

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1. Homes built with clay, grass, plastic and glass: How a Caribbean island is shying away from concrete

“[… Clay] traps moisture which then evaporates and pulls heat from the surface as it goes. […] The roof is covered in old recycled advertising banners and piece of a water tank, the other half of which is used to house some of Rahaman-Noronha's fish [… and] multi-coloured glass bottles inset into walls provide an avenue for streams of light and colour.”

2. To Combat Phoenix’s Extreme Heat, a New Program Provides Sustainable Shade

“The neighborhood workshops allow residents to get a shade plan tailored to their community’s needs and identify the locations where officials can plant trees. Meanwhile, the workforce-development side of the program creates the jobs needed to keep the trees alive for generations[….]”

3. Conservation corridors provide hope for Latin America’s felines

“[… S]cience has shown that to maintain healthy populations there needs to be connection between individuals. [… A] protected area that is close to another has more species and more potential for their survival.”

4. Social program cuts tuberculosis cases among Brazil's poorest by more than half

“The decrease [“in TB cases and deaths”] was over 50% in extremely poor people and more than 60% among the Indigenous populations. […] "We know that the program improves access to food [… and healthcare…] and strengthens people's immune defenses as a result.””

5. Geothermal has vast potential to meet the world’s power needs

“New geothermal systems could technically provide as much as 600 terawatts of carbon-free power capacity by 2050[…. C]ountries could cost-effectively deploy over 800 GW of geothermal power capacity using technology that’s in development today[….]”

6. New D.C. Catholic archbishop is pro-LGBTQ+ and anti-Trump

“In 2018, he objected to the blaming of gay priests for the clergy sexual abuse crisis, “saying that such abuse was a matter of power, not sexual orientation[….]” “We must disrupt those who portray refugees as enemies [… and] seek to rob our medical care, especially from the poor.””

7. Chesapeake Bay Will Gain New Wildlife Refuge

“The Chesapeake Bay area will have a new wildlife refuge for the first time in a quarter century. […] “This new refuge offers an opportunity to halt and even reverse biodiversity loss in this important place, and in a way that fully integrates and respects the leadership and rights of Indigenous peoples and local communities.””

8. Inside Svalbard seed vault’s critical mission to stop our favourite fruit and veg from going extinct

“[… T]he world’s largest secure seed storage […] sits proudly in a massive former coal mine[….] Right now, there are over 1,331,458 samples of 6,297 crop species. […] “During 2024, 61 seed genebanks deposited 64,331 seed samples, including 21 from institutes that deposited seeds for the first time this year[….]””

9. Medical debt will be erased from credit reports for all Americans under new federal rule

“The rule will affect more than 15 million Americans, raising their credit scores by an estimated average of 20 points. [… S]tates and localities have already utilized American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds to support the elimination of over $1 billion in medical debt for more than 700,000 Americans[….]”

10. 'Forgotten' water harvesting system transforms 'barren wasteland' into thriving farmland

“"The process started with the community-based participatory planning[….]” 10% to 15% of the water will actually soak into the ground to replenish the water table, creating a more sustainable agricultural process.”

December 22-28 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

[autisticrosewilson]

It's not that I hate fanon or that I think fanon is inherently less intelligent or morally wrong, but a LOT of fanon is based in racism, misogyny, and classism that I feel like a lot of you accept without question.

WHY is Duke (Daredevil, son of a god, has never once allowed himself to be defined by anyone's actions but his own) relegated to a background role, only characterized by reacting to the whims of other bats?

Why is Babs - Birds of Prey leader and backbone of the hero society, tells Bruce to fuck off and die 4 times a day and is constantly ruining her relationships by being biased and unhinged - Gotham bound, the mature responsible mom of the group who never argues with Bruce and never gets in trouble?

Why is Dick, both a tactical genius and master manipulator, a himbo only appreciated for his sex appeal? Especially when he is both Romani (group of people demonized and condemned as hypersexual by their nature alone) and an SA victim.

WHY is Damian "feral" and "uncivilized" despite being raised as a literal prince? Half of you treat him like a sociopath with no hope of redemption for an unfunny three second joke and the other half of you go full throttle into Bruce's white savior bullshit so that Damian can be "redeemed". Y'know when you're not villainizing Talia and acting like Dick is his other parent, actually.

WHY is Stephanie - extremely intelligent detective who can't stand Bruce and has a living mother she loves - lumped in as another member of the Batfam, a blonde ditz who only cares about prank wars and emotionally supporting Tim?

WHY is Cass - intelligent, a grown adult, suicidal perfectionist - emotionally intelligent, primarily existing to support the characters around her, immediately accepting of everyone she meets regardless of her own morals?

Why is Bruce the golden standard? Enough so that though everyone in the fandom could agree that he's an emotionally unstable wreck, being considered "the most like him" is seen as a compliment and not the HIGHEST insult? Everyone would agree if I said that Bruce purposely self sabotages his relationship half the time and the other half he simply does things without caring about the emotional impact it will have on people because he has to be the smartest in the room, but if I said that makes him a shit partner and emotionally abusive parent the fandom would bend over backwards to argue with me.

Why is Tim "the best Robin" when Dick Grayson invented the mantle, it is impossible for someone to embody the spirit of Robin better than him because he made it and he created what being Robin means. Maybe Tim is the best in Bruce's eyes, but what Robin means and who has the right to give it over was a significant thing they argued about. Tim the high school drop out, and yet also somehow the smartest? Tim "the most like Bruce" except no he's not, that's Cass. Poor neglected, abused, victimized little Timmy (the rich boy at the elite boarding school with loving albeit busy parents and almost every instance of him being victimized by another character has either been racist bullshit - The Al Ghuls and Rose Wilson- or a complete 180 for the character that made no sense when examined through the lens of prior characterization - Jason for instance.)

Almost every fanon trope that gets passed around like gospel seems to deliberately push POC characters and women into the background and strip them of interesting complex traits and stories, usually for the purpose of fitting them all into bite sized incorrect quote character types and uncomplicated narrative roles that are not only completely divergent from canon, but primarily exist to prop up the two rich white boys.

Also the insistence that Bruce, a 20 year old at the time, should actually be excused for how much he mentally and emotionally fucked Dick up because really they're more like siblings! While deciding that Dick at the same age was actually the perfect candidate to be Damian's new parent/guardian...have you lost the fucking plot you don't even make sense to yourselves.

Okay I lied at the beginning, I do hate fanon. You guys are so uncritical about the media you consume it is BEYOND just letting people enjoy things and have fun. I guess it's one thing if you KNOW this stuff isn't canon and UNDERSTAND why these tropes are problematic and you engage with it as such, it's fine read and write what you want, but just spreading the same nonsense around and parading it around as "better than canon" (version of the character so bland and boring you've somehow made the old white men at DC look like geniuses in the art of representation) is just infuriating.

[winged-thinged]

You do not have to stay up and wait. The end of the world is not coming. You do not have to act as a witness. Nothing bad will happen if you close your eyes. Go to sleep. The man called Jesus is dead. The terror of that night was over a long time ago. Humans hurt each other all the time. It doesn't mean anything. There is nothing you can do about it right now. It's late. The world will still be there in the morning.

Go to sleep.

[traditionaldream]

Feminism is full of lies: being a "boss babe" won't fulfill most of us, birth control harms your body and no, it doesn't heal you, it just cover the problem, like a band aid, children are not a burden, but a blessing, men aren't oppressing you, you can't find total equality for things that aren't equal.

Don't belive that man aren't needed. Man work jobs that most feminist don't want to work in: building, mines, military....

It is not backwards, oppressive or misogynistic to realize that all of these things are true.

Embrace your true essence

[mazzystar24]

Frank,you’re fired.

Hot priest,have you ever considered a career in psychology? I think you’d be great at it

We are funnier AND hotter than the Catholic Church just like you are and we don’t have as many rules so much as morals UNLIKE the Catholic Church

Legit tho this man has done more to free gay Eddie in one ep than Frank has in years

Get this man in a cardigan or a button up and some glasses and I’m totally not just saying that cos he’d look hot in them

[demiaroacefrieren]

Hot take, but making Saint Peter gay isn't the worst thing Vivziepop has done. She probably might do it to other people from the Bible, too (if she wanted to). Christianity and Christians being mocked in media isn't a new thing. Family Guy literally had multiple episodes with Jesus in it, and there was one where he wanted to lose his virginity to Lois, and Peter had no issue with it until sometime towards the end of that same episode. Even South Park had some episodes mocking Christianity and had episodes with Jesus with it.

My only issue with Vivziepop adding people from the Bible is how extremely whitewashed they are. The Bible literally takes place in the Middle East, so they should be of a darker skin tone. No one from the Bible was white except for the people who killed Jesus (who were Romans since that area where the Bible happened was under the rule of the Roman Empire).

It would be funny as fuck if she got Jesus into Hazbin Hotel and made him Polyamorous and Pan and have him brag about how much sex he has (since Jesus loves everyone lmao). I'm going to continue to be critical about Viv and her work, but I can't wait for Christians (fans, antis, critics, and non-watchers) to have a complete shit fest if she continues to make other Bibical figures and Jesus Queer.

[ex-catholic-in-new-england]

I don’t understand LGBT people who willingly identify as Christian. What’s the point of following a religion that’s actively trying to eradicate LGBT rights and healthcare? What’s the point of following a religion that calls you a “sinner” or “sodomite” because you’re attracted to the same sex? What’s the point of following a religion that calls trans people “abominations” because “God doesn’t make mistakes” (regarding biological sex). It sounds like an exhausting uphill battle to me.

[cheerfullycatholic]

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on the federal death penalty Jan. 20, among the first actions of his second term, directing the attorney general to “pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use,” prompting statements of concern from Catholic opponents of the practice.

...

The death penalty order was among those Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services, called “deeply troubling” in a Jan. 22 statement about Trump’s first batch of executive orders in his second term.

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Krisanne Vaillancourt Murphy, executive director of Catholic Mobilizing Network, a group that advocates for the abolition of capital punishment in line with Catholic teaching, said in a statement Trump’s executive order on the death penalty “makes no sense." “What we know about the death penalty is that it does not deter crime or make communities safer,” Vaillancourt Murphy said. “It’s immoral, flawed and risky, arbitrary and unfair, cruel and dehumanizing. Both the state and federal death penalty systems are broken beyond repair, and emblematic of a throwaway culture.”

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The Catholic Church’s official magisterium opposes the use of the death penalty as inconsistent with the inherent sanctity of human life, and advocates for the abolition of the practice worldwide. In his 2020 encyclical “Fratelli Tutti,” Pope Francis addressed the moral problem of capital punishment by citing St. John Paul II, writing that his predecessor “stated clearly and firmly that the death penalty is inadequate from a moral standpoint and no longer necessary from that of penal justice.”

“There can be no stepping back from this position,” Pope Francis wrote. Echoing the teaching he clarified in his 2018 revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the pontiff said, “Today we state clearly that ‘the death penalty is inadmissible’ and the church is firmly committed to calling for its abolition worldwide.”

Pope Francis on Jan. 9 in his annual audience for members of the diplomatic corps, also said the death penalty “finds no justification today among the instruments capable of restoring justice.”

[whereserpentswalk]

We need to start depicting this lil guy doing heretical things asap!

Reblog with what acts you want to see him commit!

[the-muppet-joker]

As a Catholic, I am deeply upset by my Good Omens. The portrayal of heaven and God fills me with a fear that there may be flaws within the religion I was raised with, which is WRONG AND IMPOSSIBLE. The only solution is to Cancel Good Omens.