See, I’ve been reading Common Sense by Thomas Paine, and it’s perfect example of something impossible today.

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    Yes.

    The Pope has that power. Pretty much always has, but it was far more pronounced before universal literacy was a thing.

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        I don’t know that a screenshot of twitter is proof of anything, especially after the proliferation of AI.

        But, go read about the Catholic Church in the Middle Ages. Even if I’m wrong in my opinion, you’ll learn some new things.

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          Honestly I think it is wrong to compare modern day to anything over a few decades old. You can’t hold Catholics responsible for things that happened centuries ago. You can only hold them to the now.

          Also not all Catholics believe the same things.

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      No pope has ever had the power to change everyone’s mind with a single word or speech. That’s never been a thing.