I'm going to need a really, /really/ small violin.
But God needs more money! C'mon everybody chip in, he needs his moneeeey!
Bullshit.
It could be. I haven't heard of the Irish Star. I couldn't decide whether it was bullshit propaganda designed to sound Pope Francis sound like a problem, bullshit propaganda designed to attract clicks and nothing else, truth presented with the goal of making Pope Francis sound like a problem, or what really happened. I decided to post it and stop worrying about it.
Being owned by Reach plc is definitely not a reassuring sign of credibility. Highlights of other news outlets they own include the Daily Star straight up inventing an interview with Dwayne Johnson in 2019, the Daily Express having such a bizarre obsession with Princess Diana that they still pt her name in the headlines about once a week to this day, and the Daily Mirror seemingly doing its "journalism" primarily by the method of hacking into celebrities' personal voicemails throughout most of the 00s
Can all the nations they stole artifacts and trinkets from get them back when they declare bankruptcy? /s
Why is there a sarcasm? It's a legit question.
It's probably asked sarcastically because they know it would never happen.
Sell some of that gold they've bought and or stolen in the last millenia or two.
They might need to auction off one of those reptilian skeletons they have in the secret basement.
Nawww poor little pedophiles.
Are you sure it's not because you've had to pay billions of dollars in settlements for priests raping children?
Are you sure that's not why?
I'm sure God will save them .... by wiring them a few billion dollars
something about rich man in the kingdom of heaven right?
Thoughts and prayers.
Wait, nope, fresh out.
Bootstraps bitches. Pull em up!
Oh no...
Anyway,
how was your workday?
I work weird days, Friday-Monday, so this is like the last day of my weekend. Also my birthday! So, not too bad. How about you?
lol
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