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militant@alasiye7e · Apr 21, 2025

A thread of Pope Francis being truly progressive and truly Christlike. Rest in Paradise 🕊️🧵

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A tribute thread highlighting Pope Francis's progressive stances and actions during his papacy, including his advocacy against capitalism and wealth inequality, support for LGBTQIA+ rights, interfaith bridge-building, breaking papal traditions, commitment to climate justice, and calls for peace in Gaza. The thread portrays him as embodying Christian values through compassionate social activism.

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    A thread of Pope Francis being truly progressive and truly Christlike. Rest in Paradise 🕊️🧵

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    militant@alasiye7e · Apr 21, 2025

    Here's Pope Francis cheerfully receiving a replica gift of the hammer-and-sickle crucifix made by Fr. Luis Espinal, a human-rights activist who was killed by a paramilitary death squad in 1980. A remembrance that we once had a Pope who saw Jesus the Carpenter—Christ the Worker.

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    Pope Francis lovingly and fearlessly embodying Jesus by speaking out against the "free-market", wealth inequality, and the love of money—capitalism—such as that done by Jesus in Matthew 19:23-24.

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    In a time of rampant and rabid redtagging, he visited Indonesia, that had a very brutal history of anti-communist crackdown, and had this to say:

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    It is also no secret that Pope Francis is an ally, perhaps the most vocal, of the LGBTQIA+ community. He has spoken and apologized to the community countless times in behalf of the Church and broke down barriers put up by religious homophobia.

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    Pope Francis affirming queer children to their parents, speaking against criminalization of homosexuality, and calling for an end to anti-gay laws.

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    Pope Francis washing the feet of Muslim migrant refugees (1st pic), women inmates (2nd pic), elderly and disabled (3rd pic), and an interfaith gathering of Muslim/Hindu/Copt/Catholic/Evangelicals (4th pic)

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    Pope Francis breaking tradition pt. 1 When offered the papal red cape 48 hours after the election result of his papacy, he declined it and offered the official to put it on instead.

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    Pope Francis breaking tradition pt. 2 Delivering informal speech instead of the written speech, kissing babies, and shaking hands on his first Sunday in office.

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    Pope Francis breaking tradition pt. 3 First Pope to bless a guide dog

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    Pope Francis breaking tradition pt. 4 — Confessed his sins to a priest during papacy — Opened the annual washing of feet to women instead of men only — Endorsed same-sex civil unions

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    Pope Francis breaking tradition pt. 5 Appointed the first woman to lead a major Vatican Office, Sister Simona Brambilla.

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    Even in his burial, he still went out his style, simple and meek.

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    Finally, Pope Francis used his last public address to call for a ceasefire in Gaza. Even as he was hospitalised, he maintained his commitment to check in on a daily basis with priests and parishioners at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City.

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    I almost forgot, he also had an exemplary record in climate justice. Just last year, he called envi destruction a "structural sin". He wrote a SCIENTIFIC LETTER urging bishops in 2015 & 2024. He met with Greta in 2019. And even urged oil tycoons to address global warming.

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    Pope Francis also prayed at the wall put up by Israel to isolate the West Bank.

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    Footage of Pope Francis endorsing same-sex civil unions, in the documentary 'Francesco' by Evgeny Afineevsky

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    AJ+@ajplus · Apr 21, 2025

    Pope Francis began holding nightly calls with Gaza’s Catholic parish in October 2023. As the months went on, and the bombs continued to drop, he increasingly advocated for Palestinians in Gaza: “This is cruelty. This is not war.”