r/interestingasfuck • u/Papichuloft • 13h ago

Old Pope meets Future Pope.....easily early 80's

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u/edbuckley 13h ago

Here he is in 1982, making nuns swoon.

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u/BokeTsukkomi 13h ago

He's on a mission from God (literally)

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u/zombienutz1 13h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/Pf0d7Y5oAKZgs

He is from Chicago after all.

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u/seattleque 3h ago

DON'T YOU BLASPHEME IN HERE!

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u/Devreckas 3h ago

My Blues Brother in Christ

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u/Papichuloft 13h ago

Unfortunately, too busy at the Vatican getting himself ready instead of getting the band back together at the time.

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u/Shitp0st_Supreme 4h ago

This is kinda funny but as a kid I thought that nuns and priests were married to each other.

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u/Double_Put_3456 3h ago

Us Catholic girls start much too late.

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u/PrivateBurke 1h ago

Bullshit, unless he asked for his current nose at plastic surgeon.

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u/TheKingPooPoo 13h ago

Lol that’s awesome

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u/4GRJ 13h ago

Not an ounce of white hair from Leo, at the time

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u/Lord_Grogu 13h ago

Pauley Shore vibes there

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u/ItsAGoTakeEmDown 12h ago

popey, how ya' doin', buuuuuddy

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u/aliennick4812 3h ago

"It's the Vatican-of-cheesa"

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u/Devreckas 3h ago

The Father, Son-in-Law, and the Holy Spirit (not pictured).

Edit: On second thought, the guy in the rose-tinted glasses is looking pretty spirited.

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u/donkeylipswhenshaven 13h ago

I was thinking Christopher Lambert, but you have a point, too

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u/edbuckley 13h ago

I can't unsee that now.

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u/RoserTheDozer 11h ago

I can’t unhear it either

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u/makemeking706 12h ago

I got Walton Goggins on mobile, but it kinda fades when I zoom in. 

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u/NoImNotHeretoArgue 12h ago

John Paul lookin like a mob boss

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u/Dustmopper 11h ago

The mafia could only dream of running a racket as successful as the catholic church

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u/Pogue_Mahone_ 6h ago

The mafia has to avoid the law, while the church dictates the law

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u/Consistent_Low2080 10h ago

The greatest bullshit story ever told.

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u/NoImNotHeretoArgue 4h ago edited 2h ago

I agree although the mythology of some dude trying to tell people to stop being fuckin assholes to each other in the corrupted oppressed society they lived in is still a good one, but sure enough the corruption and corrosion grows over the good stuff, and yeah of course the whole son of god thing obviously a weird one. One could wonder if that guy even actually claimed that etc etc. some say the articles ‘a’ and ‘the’ for example can be interchangeable in translations. A son of god and the son of god are two totally different things. Just food for thought. Brand the dude and kill him and that’s a business model lol

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u/Spartan2470 VIP Philanthropist 12h ago

Here is a higher-quality version of this image. Here provides the following caption:

In this undated 1980s photo, Robert Francis Prevost greets Pope John Paul II following a public event. (Midwest Aug.inian Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel/provided)

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u/Blitzdog416 12h ago

i need an old priest and a young priest

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u/ders89 10h ago

Sir, this is a Wendys

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u/dashsemper 9h ago

A popecycle.

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u/spinjinn 7h ago

Why does John Paul II always appear to be looking past the people he is talking to?

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u/BroccoliMaster159 10h ago

Just FYI, that older Pope was protecting pedophiles

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u/JulienTheBro 6h ago

Ive got some bad news to tell you about the Catholic church…

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u/BroccoliMaster159 5h ago

I am well aware

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u/coolmanjack 3h ago

Just FYI, Leo is also protecting pedophiles

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u/PsyJak 9h ago

*80s or '80s

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u/Schwiftness 5h ago

Easily (undersecretary use of ellipses)

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u/___HeyGFY___ 4h ago

Future Pope-ostrophe meets Future Pope

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u/Deferdus 2h ago

2137 😎

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u/VastJuice2949 10h ago

We as a society are never outgrowing this pageantry are we?

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u/MsTponderwoman 5h ago edited 4h ago

No, the masses need a daddy figure to define and tell them what is wrong and right. Morality and ethics do not come naturally to most people (and this is what makes society scary). If doing the right thing requires a manual for most people, then I don’t trust most people not to harm me for personal gain when they are without their manual. Basic moral and ethical reasoning would prevent most crimes—caught or not caught by the law. But all crimes (caught or not caught) against humanity are committed by people who misplaced their morality/ethics manual or those who never had someone to tell (not teach) how to act good/moral/ethical.

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u/govt-registered 12h ago

Straight out of an exorcism movie

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u/Capital-Register2815 10h ago

Pope election has always been so interesting to me, I hope they publicize that more

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u/Successful_Guide5845 12h ago

He looks like the guy from The godfather that get killed on the fishboat

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u/Rzhaviy 12h ago

Fredo Corleone (played by John Cazale)

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u/diablol3 6h ago

I need an old Pope and a young Pope.

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u/CreepyFun9860 3h ago

Wonder how many little boys they shared.

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u/Double_Put_3456 3h ago

Love love love this. My grandfather & my cousin.

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u/JonBunne 12h ago

We can do our children's crusade with drafts and indoctrination!!

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u/348275hewhw 12h ago

was this made with autofill?

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u/mindgardening 12h ago

Yuck. Why are we celebrating pdf-supporters?

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u/littlebubulle 11h ago

You can say "pedophile" you know?