Look at this travesty--Cardinal Timothy Dolan praises Charlie Kirk:

[tblue37]

Calls him a modern day St. Paul. . . . a hero. . . . gracious and virtuous!

— George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2025-09-20T13:07:24.216Z

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. A large part of maga hates catholics almost as much as they hate mormons. . . . nt

[womanofthehills]

48. Famous MAGA's are becoming Catholic

Candace Owens, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Susan Collin’s, Tom Cotton Ben Sasse etc etc

Lots of Republicans Catholics in Congress.

[Katnip.]

49. They're CINOs

Catholic In Name Only.

I no longer practice but much of what they have done and what they espouse runs contrary to the tenets of Catholicism.

[yourout]

51. Me too. I'm a recovering Catholic.

I'm atheist / agnostic but occasionally go with my wife to her Lutheran Church which is the progressive brand of Lutheran and much closer to what I think a Christian should be.

[Blue Full Moon]

2. He must have been aligned with Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigan

[tblue37]

3. List of some things Charlie Kirk said:

Un-fkn-believable, things charlie kirk said 👇

— Liberals🇨🇦🇺🇦 (@saynotobs.bsky.social) 2025-09-20T13:21:04.875Z

[B.See]

18. And a partial list at that.

[keep_left]

27. Yep. "Black women don't have the brain capacity to do [whatever...

...strawman argument Kirk was making that day], "women hit 'the wall' after 30", ...it goes on and on. Charlie Kirk is the gift that keeps on giving.

[Chasstev365]

4. Pope Leo needs to call Dolan and remind him about blasphemy

Maybe Dolan is on the Epstein list.

[canetoad]

47. Exactly

The right moment for the American Pope to give him a bit of Papal grief.

[Ping Tung]

5. Priests like him are why I'm an EXCatholic.

Belief in a cruel God makes a cruel man. Thomas Paine

[RockRaven]

6. Child rape conspirator says what?

[niyad]

7. May dolan receive everything he deserves.

[marble falls]

15. May we all get what we deserve!

[2naSalit]

8. Paging Pope Leo...

You see this?

[returnee]

9. Dolan is a f***ing a**hole!

And he is not a Christian.
The Pope should remove him or at least publicly chastise him and rein him in.

[H2O Man]

10. He is definitely

a flaming asshole. Always has been, always will be. But he is, in fact, a christian.

[returnee]

11. Not by my lights. n/t

[H2O Man]

16. Your thoughts

do not change the fact that Dolan is, by definition, a christian. One of the greatest weaknesses of christianity is that there are thoser who are convinced they can determine who is not a christian. This is always found exclusively at the lower levels of understanding of Jesus's message.

[cally]

36. "The lower level of understanding of Jesus's message"?????

What exactly did Jesus say about being a Christian, calling himself the messiah, or any of the other major tenets of Christianity? I follow Jesus not many modern denominations that claim to have the truth

[H2O Man]

39. Do you think

that you have listed everything attributed to Jesus -- which would be his message?

[cally]

41. In that post, of course not

Many biblical scholars have written books about it and it is a field that constantly has new insights. I no more speak for Jesus as anyone else but I do try to respect new insights and knowledge.

[H2O Man]

42. Okay, thanks.

I was wondering why you asked that. I find the prophet Jesus to be fascinating. I was hoping you weren't going to bring up the community college first semester debate if he existed, or was merely a story authored bu some Greeks. While the gospels tell of some of the things Jesus said, I think it is possible that the Q (andX) source(s) that some scholars think there is evidence of being used in authoring a gospel or two.

[returnee]

37. With all due respect...

…I will leave you to your thoughts.

[H2O Man]

40. Thank you.

[Mariana]

46. If he isn't a Christian, what is he exactly?

Do you think he is an atheist? Is a secretly a follower of some other religion?

[returnee]

50. He is a politician...

…interested only in power. He does not follow Christ.

[Mariana]

57. So, is he an atheist, or a follower of some other religion?

If he's not a Christian, he really has to be one or another of those.

[returnee]

59. Split any hairs you like.

I stand by my statement. I will not be boxed into another by mechanical logic. But if we must, try this logic. No one who is a politician who is only interested in power is a Christian. I’ll leave you to figure out what else he is.

[musette_sf]

12. C'mon, Pope Rob,

give Dolan a Chi-town smackdown. It’s long overdue.

[ananda]

13. Words I want to hear from Pope Leo: You're fired!

Kick his ass out, Pope.

[marble falls]

14. Chalkie who??? Stick him in a hole already and lets start getting tougher over more serious issues.

[Blue Owl]

17. Cardinal Timmy is full of shit

[Retrograde]

21. He's still mad he wasn't elected

pope at the last conclave

[John Farmer]

19. We can boycott the Catholic Church

It's possible to mourn someone's death without endorsing their life's work.

[Duncan Grant]

20. "His Eminence" is telling me the Catholic Church has the same values as Charlie Kirk.

I’m having trouble reconciling this selective morality PR campaign with Christ’s ministry. It’s not a good use of my time.

[Augiedog]

22. Why are you surprised nazi supporting, child molesting, misogynistic, cultists are kirk lovers

[SocialDemocrat61]

23. Dolan has always been a racist

He hated Obama.

[Buddyzbuddy]

24. As if the Catholic Church doesn't have enough to defend.

Reason 432 as to why I'm no longer Catholic. Guy's like this that proved to me it's all a big lie. Keep talking Dolan, you're doing a great job of chasing people away from religion.

[rickford66]

25. I'm ashamed to be a lapsed Catholic.

Correction "Ex"

[lonely bird]

26. Imo...

Paul was an ass.

And Dolan is a piece of shit.

[SSJVegeta]

28. Um. What?

Resign please.

[malaise]

29. Totally consistent

He covered up his pedophile clergy

[ChicagoTeamster]

30. They're desperate to attract the younger generation back to the parishes

The Catholics and Lutherans have been consolidating parishes due to shrinking congregations. They have to have seen his podcasts and know what he preached. The few parishes still operating have closed their schools as well. The Catholics probably want that private school voucher money.

[electric_blue68]

31. Er, Cardinal Dolan, I don't think Jesus likes bigotry!

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[struggle4progress]

32. Is Dolan endorsing Kirk's call for the execution of Catholic Joe Biden?

Is Dolan endorsing Kirk's view that American gun violence is a worthwhile trade off for the benefits of the Second Amendment?

Is Dolan endorsing Kirk's idea that black women aren't intellifent enough to be taken seriously?

[3catwoman3]

33. I think the Jesus I learned about would be appalled by most of what is said...

...and done by so many who claim to be his followers.

(Contentedly questioning agnostic here.)

[UTUSN]

34. DOLAN is a shameless "social" butterfly among the elite, moneyed, scoundrels.

[thought crime]

35. Sickening! I still thought the Catholic Church was better than this.

"The truth shall set you free"? Among many other things Charlie Kirk spread false information about voter fraud, the 2020 election, and COVID. He lied intentionally.

This guy makes a mockery of the Catholic Church.

[roamer65]

38. Catholics should complain to the Pope.

[Mme. Defarge]

43. From those wonderful people who brought you

the Inquisition.

[Jacson6]

44. Was C.K. into children? just askin... n/t

[iemanja]

45. The Pope needs to fire that guy. nt

[Ritabert]

52. Which is why I've ignored the Catholic church for 50+ years

Hypocrites.

[tulipsandroses]

53. Its cool to be public racists again. None of this should be surprising. A good portion of this country is racist, and

bigoted. Period.
Its time that we acknowledge that and stop with the " This is not who we are bullshit".

[johnnyfins]

54. Dolan is a joke.

Another xtian who is not a Jesus follower.

[Wiz Imp]

55. Dolan should have been excommunicated from the Catholic Church long ago.

Just some of his offenses:

-As Archbishop of Milwaukee, Dolan authorized a settlement in which the archdiocese offered priests who had abused children up to $20,000 to leave the priesthood, along with continued healthcare coverage. This payout was criticized by victims' advocates as a "bonus" to pedophiles that allowed them to leave quietly.

-In 2007, Dolan requested and received permission from the Vatican to move $57 million into a cemetery trust fund, which legal experts interpreted as an attempt to shield assets from sexual abuse lawsuits. Dolan denied this claim, calling it "malarkey," but his letter to the Vatican noted that the move would provide "an improved protection of these funds from any legal claim and liability".

-In 2019, Dolan was accused of providing "safe harbor" to Monsignor John Paddack, a New York priest with multiple child sexual abuse allegations against him. Despite repeated allegations from survivors and a public campaign by lawyers, Paddack was not included on the public list of "credibly accused" clergy that Dolan released that year. Dolan eventually removed Paddack from active ministry under increasing pressure but is alleged to have kept him in his rectory.

- A survivor, Chris O'Leary, has alleged that Dolan knew of and ignored abuse perpetrated by priest LeRoy Valentine in the late 1970s, when they both served at a church in St. Louis. O'Leary also claims that in 2002, Dolan lied to him and gaslit him to protect the church.

-Dolan resisted releasing a comprehensive list of accused priests for many years, arguing that the names were already "out there". He ultimately released a list of 120 names in 2019, but most of those named were deceased.

-As Archbishop of New York, Dolan has initiated a lawsuit against Chubb, an insurance company, accusing them of refusing to cover sex abuse claims. The archdiocese claimed this was a fraudulent business practice aimed at protecting the insurer's bottom line and delaying payments to victims. Critics, however, have dismissed the legal action as another financial tactic to avoid accountability.

-Leaked 2017 audio obtained by ABC News in 2021 revealed that a lawyer hired by Dolan discussed with other bishops how the church's independent compensation program could be used to persuade legislators not to pass the Child Victims Act, which would suspend the statute of limitations for old abuse cases.

-In 2020, the Vatican ordered Dolan to investigate sexual abuse allegations against Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio. Dolan eventually announced that the Vatican had exonerated DiMarzio, a result that victims' advocates heavily criticized due to the church's self-investigatory process.

[underpants]

56. He's getting out in front of the coming union of church and state

Kegsbreath’s subservient women not voting preacher and the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) that combines elements of Pentecostalism, evangelicalism, and the Seven Mountain Mandate as well as the regular Evangelical thumpers obviously have the upper hand to start with.

It’s basically an unhooded Klan and Catholics were as despised as non-white male people. Pssst (looks around) don’t tell the Jews.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Apostolic_Reformation

[Emile]

58. and they wonder why people are losing their religion.

[ecstatic]

60. I haven't turned on any of that crap today

It's disappointing to me that all the networks fell in line behind this guy. They never gave a shit about him before (most people had no idea who he was before he was killed) but now he's flooding the airwaves.

Is it that the network execs don't know what he stood for? I guess it's possible that they don't know since anyone who discusses it is quickly fired and silenced.

Apparently, bigotry is perfectly okay as long as you're "nice" about it.