Every time there's a papal election or the person masquerading as the pope speaks from that balcony the television camera will pan across a packed St Peter's Square. It will inevitably settle on a group of nuns or other ecstatic faithful and I wonder to myself, how do these people not see this heretic for what he is?
Are they reading a different catechism or Bible than me? Are they living in an alternative universe?
They take the time, trouble and expense to visit the Vatican, maybe catch a glimpse of the pope, yet don't seem to
grasp the basics of their own faith.
How do these people get goosebumps, feel so inspired by the word salad these clowns spew?
I understand the Trump phenomenon a lot better. He's a world class bullshit artist that knows what his base wants to hear. One can easily grasp the concepts that encompass the whole MAGA thing: closing the border, cutting waste, resisting wokeness, etc. It has a legit appeal.
What on earth did Bergoglio offer to justify such adoration? Those homos, trannies, and people living in sin that he received, they would have continued on with their lifestyle with or without his sympathy, condemnation or correction. Such people don't struggle with pangs of conscience. They don't even believe in sin.