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[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 32 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)
[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 3 points 1 hour ago

I wanna see ol' henry rise from the grave and burst through the doors like the kool aid man

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Wow this is a big step since that guy that wanted a divorce and wasn't granted it by the Pope decided to split from the Catholic church once upon a whenever.

I'm glad that the Catholic church got split then (lots of shady shit, they were directly taking donations to absolve sins ie. simony or indulgence payments) but this collaboration should not be relevant for most people.

No one sees an Anglican praying with a Catholic as a grand act of unity. Certainly not in the modern day.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago

Somehow my brain never put simony and indulgences in the same box. :) Thanks.

[–] krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 10 hours ago

That was one whopper of a reformation!

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 31 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Public praying? Boring and disgusting. If the king is so inclined to resurrect some ancient traditions, why not revive gladiator fights?

[–] Solumbran@lemmy.world 31 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

Why not revive the guillotine

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 15 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Too French for the British

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Actually, the British beat the French to it. The Halifax Gibbet pre-dates the guillotine by about 100 years.

Yet another case where another nation somehow becomes better at a sport the British invented.

The southern English are trapped between a rock and a hard place with the whole thing. They do like the idea of stealing culture from the French, but they want to appear to be separate at the same time. And appearing northern would be even worse.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 1 points 6 hours ago

The French industrialised it.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

That's barbaric, throwing rotten produce at criminals in a pillory would be fun though

[–] ruekk@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

So is being a pedo, he brought this on himself

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

You talking about Charles or pedos in general?

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 3 points 12 hours ago

Tomato red on an orange backdrop would look great!

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I mean.

I really don't think you'd even need to do slavery to do it this time.

Are you honestly telling me that in this day and age you couldn't find people willing to fight to the death for fame and glory?

If someone wants to do it voluntarily then why the fuck not? Bring back gladiators! Vae victus

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

for fame and glory?

Just pay them for a change, goddammit! Don't be so cheap!

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Sorry if I was unclear, they'd definitely compete for large amounts of money, too.

[–] cecilkorik@lemmy.ca 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I mean don't we already have this? I thought it was called UFC. Granted they aren't allowed actual weapons yet, but given that they're having matches at Trump's White House I figure it's only a matter of time.

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 hours ago

Well, they're not allowed weapons and they both always live as far as I know.

As long as the people are aware of and consent to the danger I say fuck it. Give them weapons and let them go for glory.

[–] eleijeep@piefed.social 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

You think that when the Pope leads a prayer in front of a crowd of catholic worshippers that this constitutes the kind of "public praying" that is worthy of criticism? King Charles is the head of the Anglican church, so it's no different. They are leading a prayer together.

I'm not religious so I don't care either way, but to classify this as "disgusting" is to completely lack understanding of the context.

[–] Lembot_0004@discuss.online 3 points 12 hours ago

is worthy of criticism?

Yes.

is to completely lack understanding of the context.

I do understand the context. In full. And find all these religious rites disgusting.

[–] dwindling7373@feddit.it 12 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

He's going to fake it and think of what he'll have for dinner instead.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 6 hours ago

Sadly not. Guy seems to be a real Christian, which kinda sucks balls.

[–] _deleted_@aussie.zone 6 points 13 hours ago

Whoop de fucken doo.

[–] Lexam@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

As American I say this is unacceptable! We should revolt!