throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agoWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?message-squaremessage-square143linkfedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1152arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the point of constitutional monarchies? Why even keep the monarchy in place if they aren't even doing anything?throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square143linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-210 days agoThat reminds me: What the fuck does a “Pope” do? (rhetorical question) They don’t even have a country to ceremonially rule over 🤣
minus-squaremg2130@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 days agoYou realize The Vatican is a city-state right? Like a country.
minus-squarespittingimage@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 days agoNow I really want to answer your rhetorical question, because you’ve badly misunderstood how popes work.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agoTo a small extent they’re in charge of the third biggest population of any country
minus-squarethrowawayacc0430@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 days agoNow sure how much they are really in charge. A pope can tell christians to be “compassionate” and yet we still see all the xenophobia and racism. Seems like they have no influence whatsoever.
That reminds me:
What the fuck does a “Pope” do? (rhetorical question)
They don’t even have a country to ceremonially rule over 🤣
You realize The Vatican is a city-state right? Like a country.
Now I really want to answer your rhetorical question, because you’ve badly misunderstood how popes work.
To a small extent they’re in charge of the third biggest population of any country
Now sure how much they are really in charge.
A pope can tell christians to be “compassionate” and yet we still see all the xenophobia and racism. Seems like they have no influence whatsoever.