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MAGICHUSTLE t1_j2m80pm wrote

Hopefully he includes all the ignored sexual abuse allegations in that eulogy.

Benedict won’t be missed and he will be forever immortalized on the wrong side of history.

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PhlabloPicasso t1_j2mw2l8 wrote

Given that Francis also covered up sex assault as a bishop and hasn’t done much about it as pope, I’d expect it to be the typical pr song and dance.

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Room480 t1_j2pzg4b wrote

Is there any pope who hasn't covered out sex assult

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stunts002 t1_j2os5tt wrote

It's wild to me how the Catholics will say it's disrespectful to bring up the sexual abuse.

If you're more offended about people rightly holding him to account for abuse than you are about the actual rape of children you deserve at the very least to be perpetually offended.

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Bitter_Director1231 t1_j2mjsek wrote

I don't know why such the celebration for a evil enabler of sexual abuse of children. He was the protector of piddlers.

But thats religion for you.

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xiconic t1_j2mdsmx wrote

I'm not religious in the slightest but I hope there is a hell so this monster can burn for all eternity.

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Nurisija t1_j2m8g7n wrote

Well yeah, I don't think that Benedict XVI has had a funeral previously.

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Just-Flamingo-410 t1_j2mbcz2 wrote

By the looks of.his skinny leathery corpse it seems like he died a decade ago

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aLittleQueer t1_j2o46o4 wrote

Yeah, the most common response I saw to reports of his recent illness and death was "You mean he was still alive?"

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comped t1_j2ovv4r wrote

You've been downvoted for some reason - but it is true. Dude essentially went into hiding for a decade, writing some papers and staying out of the public eye. Not hard to see why people thought he was dead already.

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richalex2010 t1_j2pltys wrote

He did retire. He didn't have a job, and acting like he did have one would've taken away from what his successor was doing. This is typical for rulers who abdicate their throne, they at most take an advisory role that keeps them out of the public eye. Calling it "going into hiding" is a bit misleading.

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aLittleQueer t1_j2qsorz wrote

Ikr? It's been a top comment on every thread relevant to this subject, lol.

Guaranteed down-votes: verifiable facts, dictionary definitions (w/links). Ime. Classic reddit.

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GrimJudas t1_j2mbj7d wrote

Burn in hell you mother fuckering Nazi rapist! In the name of the Lord….

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tristan957 t1_j2sap7q wrote

His family fought against the Nazis. He worked very hard to avoid doing things the Nazis wanted him to do. Seriously, do you people just regurgitate what you read on Reddit over and over again? It's child-like and pathetic.

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sylva748 t1_j2vgpzj wrote

While he has a list of crimes he should burn for, being Nazi is not one of them. His family was antiNazi. Judge him for crimes he actually did like enable pedophiles.

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krudman t1_j2n01b1 wrote

Hard to believe that it's 2023 and Pope Francis has never led the funeral for Benedict XVI before.

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byOlaf t1_j2nm8b1 wrote

Oh cool, the one guy who helped pedophiles rape children is going to talk about the other one. They say it’s a first, but it’s literally every pope who’s done this so…

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defusted t1_j2nrruk wrote

Hey let's make a big fuss over a Nazi who aided pedophiles!

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aLittleQueer t1_j2o42as wrote

Pedos eulogizing pedos. Tale as old as time.

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fullload93 t1_j2mtv48 wrote

I don’t think Jesus would approve of a piece of shit who joined the Hitler youth by indoctrination for hatred of other groups of people, and later in life protected others priests from prosecution by covering up sex crimes. So yeah this man was not Holy. I see no reason to treat him with honorable funeral. As a matter of fact, it would be a disservice.

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americon t1_j2o9y3u wrote

There is plenty of awful things about him. We don't need to act like he freely joined the Nazis or was a believer. He was forced into the Hitler Youth.

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benicek t1_j2oe85u wrote

Even if he wasn't, he was 8 when the Nazis seized power, that was the environment he grew up in. There is enough about him that should be critized before you get to his role at the end of the war.

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