516: De-Pope-ulated Edition

The Scathing Atheist

Puzzle in a Thunderstorm, LLC

Religion & Spirituality, Other, Comedy

4.9 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, there’s Norway Forward for Witnesses of Jehovah, the death of the ex-pope sets off a Rube Goldberg device of slapstick magic rituals, and Heath will end another day tied with Kevin McCarthy in terms of being the Speaker of the House.
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Headlines:
Pew story on religious makeup of 118th congress discussed in the diatribe: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/01/03/faith-on-the-hill-2023/
Nazi pope is dead and the Catholic papal death rituals are ABSURD:
https://www.reuters.com/world/rituals-benedicts-passing-could-be-template-future-ex-popes-2022-12-30/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hammer-time/
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/3515/ancient-tradition-for-confirming-popes-death
https://weirdcatholic.com/2019/02/14/are-dead-popes-still-hit-on-the-head-with-a-hammer/
New York Times opinion piece is stupid and I hate it: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/01/opinion/soul-resolutions-new-year.html
Greg Locke claims Andrew Tate was arrested for denying climate change: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/greg-locke-andrew-tate-arrested-climate-change-greta-thunberg/
Kirk Cameron is still telling lies to boost sales of his new Christian book: https://onlysky.media/hemant-mehta/kirk-cameron-is-still-telling-lies-to-boost-sales-of-his-new-christian-book/

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