| ▲ | amelius 2 hours ago | |
The same pope who declared an influencer boy a saint? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/sep/07/pope-leo-xiv-d... Let's be honest, the entire concept depends on advertising like nothing else. | ||
| ▲ | mpeg 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
Died at 15 of leukemia... I don't see how this is the church jumping the shark, it seems like a nice gesture considering he spent his short life promoting the church. I do think the whole parading a wax replica of his body is a bit creepy, but I am not religious, people who are appreciate these things. | ||
| ▲ | junaru 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
> London-born Italian, who died in 2006, built websites to spread Catholic teaching and is credited with two miracles In 2006. I'll be honest calling him an "influencer" is disgrace and comparing the works of dying kid with leukaemia to ai is even more so. | ||