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this guy has turned passive-aggressiveness into an art form. also:
"Lacking this foundation, (democracy) risks becoming either a majoritarian tyranny or a mask for the dominance of economic and technological elites," said Leo in the letter.
delicious, especially "majoritarian tyranny".
In Tuesday's letter, the pope said the Catholic Church taught that power could not be seen as an end in itself "but as a means ordered toward the common good".
"This implies that the legitimacy of authority depends not on the accumulation of economic or technological strength, but on the wisdom and virtue with which it is exercised," said Leo.
Wisdowhat? Vir . . Tyooo? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
How dare this WOKE Pope be VIRTUE SIGNALLING to the world!! 🤬🤬🤬
The Pope should just stay in his lane. Can't he see America's busy doing a religious crusade here?