How bad is it for Catholics? How corrupt & gay is the institution? Read “In The Closet of The Vatican” to learn about an org that serves its internal gay hierarchy & leaves parishioners to suffer the consequences of bad institutional behavior. As a Catholic, it hurts to read🧵
Readers will be angry because of its implications for all abuse scandals. The author doesn’t downplay gay abuse scandals being 90% of abuse unlike American media because he is a progressive pro-gay but wants to focus on hypocrisy of gay homophobes in the church
The higher one goes in the hierarchy, the gayer it is. One insider estimates the Vatican to be 80% gay. This has implications for promotions, which we will see later. Pope Francis’ Synod on the Family was run by “the most open and gay-friendly cardinals”.
The gay friendly author notes how rare hetero abuse scandals are, “very rarely girls”. Cover ups happen because what if a bishop or archbishop’s is outed as collateral damage??? It’s a club. Every gay looks out for each other in the hierarchy unless plotting against them
That is a constant throughout the book. Ideological battles and even pro/anti gay rhetoric is gay vs gay. The author explains how the most pro-gay Vatican figures are the straight members. One wonders if that is a requirement for a heterosexual to advance.
Pope Francis used the power of appointment to change the College of Cardinals to move his way. Personnel is policy. Top down message manipulation-> Francis requested a new take on St. Thomas Aquinas to be more gay friendly
A cardinal does recognize they’ve lost against secular modernism. Very sad as a strong faith is needed now for those who still believe and see the corrosive effects of modernity. He is busy trying to be friendlier to the LGBT community, disregarding believers’ needs
After reading how migrants in Rome are prostitutes for the Vatican priests, one may wonder if Pope Francis was pro-migrant for dark reasons. There is a whole chapter on this odd pairing.
Global South won’t make a difference. Urban priests and hierarchy in Latin America is heavy practicing gay (rurals are straight). Mexico’s clergy is very gay. ¡Dios mio!
Vatican residents with AIDS? American priests dying of AIDS at higher rates than the general population? Yes and yes. Gay escorts mention priests not using protection as they feel untouchable. Wonder what untouchable, prestigious position gives them this feeling?
Cardinal Sarah was marginalized by Pope Francis with deft bureaucratic moves. The book portrays Sarah as a bad force but that is from a progressive Western perspective, not a Catholic perspective
Spanish machismo is not displayed by Spain’s Catholic hierarchy. They fought the same sex laws but lost. Similar story in Chile during Pinochet’s rule; a gay network that was fascist friendly.
Even in Italy? The book says young priests discover that their careers depend on using their gay connections. Lots of mentoring opportunities. Become a private secretary and rocket up the ladder
A clique of progressive cardinals wanted a progressive successor to JPII in the ‘90s. They had to wait decades but Francis became their guy. They were not plotters, just a group of friends meeting. No Conspiracy!
Francis wanted straights in the Italian Curia, but couldn’t find many. In ‘05, Benedict said no more deeply gay priests. Hasn’t worked out yet.
Seminaries train the next generation of priests so how are they? “Between 60 and 70 percent” are homosexuals says an Italian seminarian. This would add to a hierarchy that some suspect is 50% gay.
So with all the scandals, one cardinal (Catholicism’s #2 man) made a comment that there is a connection between homosexuality & pedophilia. He was the target of a campaign for removal after for various reasons. The #2 man in the Vatican was gone not long after his statement
Vatican chemsex parties? Real. Long running series involving many drugs. There is a section on the Vatican blocking porn sites but allowing use since that goes in the blackmail file. There is a reference to Vatican priests trying NoFap.
Despite all this, the author says there is no gay lobby. It’s just a network of gays looking out for each other. It’s not a lobby; it’s a cabal. People don’t need a lobby when they run the place!
This leads to financial problems too. Corruption and illicit use of funds are tied to gay activities.
Catholics suffer as this gay cabal runs the church. They suffer consequences of mismanaged funds, abused children, insults from everyone else and a sense that the institution does not care one damn bit. With gays’ numerical dominance, lay people cannot unseat them.
If you want to know why Catholics will never allow married men to become priests (not the conversion loophole), this thread answers it. The gay clique would lose power, have rivals they CANNOT blackmail, have superiors who wouldn’t be on the team, etc. They’d rather rule ashes.
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Media shapes our perception. Hollywood does plenty of damage with their types. One type that does not damage but is steady is the Aspirational Upper Middle Class Wife. 🧵
Upper Middle Class is an achievable upper class slot for middle/working class members. It’s what they strive for as Upper class is out of reach or sight (thanks Paul Fussell). It’s aspirational and mass media geared towards this class and those who aspire to it uses these models
It was a small class but has grown with time as our economy shrinks the broad middle class and the downwardly mobile become working but many become UMC. This is a huge post 1970s trend. It’s golden age for security & purchasing power was the late ‘80s and ‘90s.
If you’re over 30, you know Oreo cookies taste worse now. Forget that there is less filling in all Oreos. The creme filled center is significantly chalkier and worse. They changed the creme filling. It was to go kosher and end the century long blood feud with Hydrox 🧵
Hydrox came first, then Oreo. Oreo had superior marketing and did taste better. Why? Oreo used lard for its filling. Hydrox was kosher certified. Oreo dominated sandwich cookie demand for decades but Hydrox held on due to that tiny kosher market. That all changed in the ‘90s
Oreo’s market share did not start to dominate until after WW2. Some say it was better tasting cookies. True. Some say it was Hydrox always focusing on “original” in their ads vs. the taste and experience. Also true. Check this terrible ‘80s Hydrox ad
@verymoisturized posted a poll asking if this ass is big. Interesting insight into cultural change and the effects of TikTok and Instagram. Voting was overwhelmingly in favor of big. Still 30% said no. Why?
Quick analysis: it has pop and is well sculpted. It’s not wide. It’s like a perfect sports booty. Combo of great genes & good workout regimen. A generation ago, the vote would have been even more in favor of saying Big. But today’s eyes are different
Today’s Twitter users have: 1. Seen media memeing much bigger asses as the definition of big 2. Rise of more women leaning into sport booty look 3. IG & TikTok algos showcasing much bigger asses in a never-ending feed 4. General rise in obesity creating a nation of fat asses
Have you heard a parent complain about Boomer grandparents? It’s a common thing now. It’s bad enough that even Redditors have noticed.
Now not all Boomers are like this. A decade ago this Boomer wrote how she didn’t care to have grandchildren, which would’ve been ahead of the Boomer curve but foreshadowed their selfish behavior. huffpost.com/entry/dont-wan…
Now the pattern seems to be if a couple has a kid and there are 4 Boomer grandparents, one side will be invested, engaged and behave as prior generations did.
The problem is the other side. Lack of engagement, lack of visits despite close proximity, broken promises, etc.
With the alarmism about retirement savings, are the Boomers in bad shape? Media blurbs and surveys say yes. It’s not the entire picture and part of it is classification of retirement savings. The media push is to funnel more $ into the market for finance to scoop fees 🧵
The media paints scary pictures by saying the avg Boomer has $112K saved for retirement. Don’t take that at face value. Many have zero saved for a reason. marketwatch.com/story/heres-ho…
Another source says $200K for avg retirement savings. This is wild since Boomers enjoyed the stock market bull runs of multiple decades. Not all Boomers benefited from the neoliberal econ system so there were some losers due to trade/immigration policy. moneywise.com/retirement/do-…
Fun read about the #Manson murders, the ‘60s and Hollywood. Intel Agencies get plenty of space, too. There is a short section that every #JFK assassination conspiracy theorist & denier should read: the chapter on the incredible Dr. West
Dr. Louis Jolyon West has quite the Wikipedia entry. Son of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, he hustled hard to receive special Army Medical training, get to Colonel in the air force, become chair of psychiatry at University of Oklahoma… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jol…
And was involved in every major brainwashing/cult court thing in American history except the Manson trial. Dr. West was a paid CIA contractor in the MKUltra program. He received copious $ via CIA fronts. He saved correspondence.