I spar with a Catholic Trump supporter at the coffee truck in the mornings.

[tk2kewl]

Today he told me "the Pope has no business telling people that they're not good Christians."

I told him, "yeah, that's the GOP's job," and then left to catch my train.

[Kber]

1. Brilliant!

Can I steal that?

[tk2kewl]

2. of course

it was a layup

[DrewFlorida]

3. The ironic thing is, that is exactly what the Pope's job is.

[tk2kewl]

7. one might argue that the Pope should articulate *what* rather than *who*

but I'll give him a pass

[Mister Ed]

8. And actually, he did articulate what, rather than who.

He didn't mention any names at all, just gave some examples of what did and didn't constitute Christian behavior. There must be some guilty consciences over there on the GOP side - if there are consciences at all.

[tk2kewl]

9. very specific examples

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Papal infalibility

I would have brought this up myself

[tk2kewl]

5. i did.

edited the exchange a bit for dramatic mic-drop effect

[TreasonousBastard]

6. So, how many other things does the Pope have no business talking about...

and how long does the list have to be before you're no longer a Catholic?

[Beausoleil]

10. So what does the pope base excommunication on?

He does have the power of excommunication. Any Catholic should understand that.
And, if it comes up, politics is part of his job too, he's a head of state.

[L. Coyote]

11. The Pope is the Commander-in-Chief of who isn't a good Christian. Trump has Vatican wall envy.

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