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[-] StrangeName@feddit.org 205 points 3 weeks ago

Missed the chance to call her Vati-chan.

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 77 points 3 weeks ago

Oh damn, in German, "Vati" is an affectionate form like "daddy", except it's the word stem of "father" ("Vater").

And wouldn't you know it, Christians also use "Vater" to refer to priests, the pope and their god.

[-] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 weeks ago

Yes, the US largely figured that out with The Empire Strikes Back. 😜

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[-] Twitches@lemm.ee 149 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lmfao anyone see the movie Dogma, this is modern day Buddy Christ! 😂

BuddyChrist

[-] Kaput@lemmy.world 46 points 3 weeks ago

Buddy Jesus would have been an a better choice. The internet fanfiction might have worked for them. I predict they won't be pleased by the fanfiction they're about to get from under age manga.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

not...publicly pleased, at any rate...

but amongst themselves? probably swapping their favorites around.

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[-] Tattorack@lemmy.world 103 points 3 weeks ago

The Catholic Church has a new mascot.

It's a small child.

[-] darth_tiktaalik@lemmy.ml 34 points 3 weeks ago

"How do we distract from all the child molestation?"

"Loli mascot?"

"Genius, go out and buy a 3d printer so I can get my hands on her ASAP!"

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[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 93 points 3 weeks ago

Because an official anime boy mascot would be too apropos?

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

There's more than the one who are (I assume*) boys, also I don't understand what you mean by 'would be too apropos', could you explain?

* I assume because I couldn't find much information about the side characters other than their names Fe, Xin, and Sky. All the references on the Wikipedia page just say their names and include the photo at most or don't even acknowledge them at the least.

[-] zqwzzle@lemmy.ca 26 points 3 weeks ago

Young boys especially, but young girls too are probably a little touchy for them to use. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_sexual_abuse_cases

[-] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 83 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Numbers are down, release the waifu! Common business strategy with ancient roots.

Samsung Sam corporate comic

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[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 66 points 3 weeks ago

Are they running so low on young people to molest they've resulted to youthful dolls?

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 27 points 3 weeks ago

Pope played Elden Ring and fell head over heels for Ranni

[-] peopleproblems@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Look, she had 4 arms, a body to kill for, and had a way of getting in your head

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[-] Jerb322@lemmy.world 59 points 3 weeks ago

All I hear is, the Vatican is after the young crowd. Imagine that....

[-] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 25 points 3 weeks ago

🌍🧑‍🚀🔫👨‍🚀

[-] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago
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[-] bcgm3@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I can't be sure this was the primary use-case that the AI inventors envisioned, but it's hard to argue that it's not successful at this. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[-] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 52 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 57 points 3 weeks ago

Yes; "Luce" is Italian for "Light' and "Lucifer" is Latin for "light bearer". They are cognates.

[-] Rolando@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago

So whoever carries that anime figure is literally Luciferian.

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[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 14 points 3 weeks ago

"Luz" is an incredibly common name in Spanish speaking countries. It means light. "Luce" means light in Italian, but seems to be less common as a name. Lucifer means "Light-bringer", and the myth of the light-bringer is much, much older than Christianity.

Old religions thought things in the sky were gods. Venus orbits closer to the sun than the Earth, which means light reflecting from it is extremely bright, but that light is only visible near sunrise and sunset. During the rest of the day the brightness of the sun overwhelms the reflected light from Venus, and during the rest of the night it's not visible because it's near the sun, so it's behind the earth. So, old religions talked about the brightest "god" in the sky, who disappeared when it got too bright or too dark. That led to the myth of the god who tried to be the brightest light and was cast down. That, of course, led to Satan, A.K.A. Lucifer.

I guess the Catholic church was giving its followers too much credit in their understanding of words.

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[-] VinesNFluff@pawb.social 45 points 3 weeks ago

Something something "the power of god and anime on my side"

[-] loopy@lemm.ee 42 points 3 weeks ago

This is the onion-ness we all deserve

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[-] ArgentRaven@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago

So they choose Luce, so close to Lucifer, and they expect the Internet to NOT bring it up? There's Lucy, Daughter of the Devil on Cartoon Network for shit's sake.

Nevermind the connections to Death Note, a far more popular anime about Light Yagami, and the subtle connections between his name and Lucifer the Lightbringer.

This seems so much worse on it's face, even if you leave out the undertones of children's abuse by the church and Rule 34 that will come out (which are worse, but the church keeps trying to bury it)

[-] sudneo@lemm.ee 23 points 3 weeks ago

I know nothing about anime, but I guess it is not that bad? Luce is straight up "light" in Italian, and Lucifer just means "the one who brings light" because it's the Angel's name, before the fall according to the fairytale. So from their POV it should all make sense.

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[-] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 41 points 3 weeks ago

How is this NOT the onion...

[-] AceQuorthon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 3 weeks ago

Luce will also represent the Holy See at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan.

I love this sentence so much.

[-] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago

that's adorable. I like the frog looking one, as my name implies.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago

Oh god, I can’t help but see the reflection in their eyes as a hand with way too many fingers

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[-] Mango@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

Finally the Catholics have discovered religion!

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago
[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 27 points 3 weeks ago

Target demographic: lolicons

[-] Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 50 points 3 weeks ago

I would say the target demographic is Catholics. That's an important distinction, because it includes shotacons too.

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Looks kinda like that Chickpea comic.

[-] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 32 points 3 weeks ago

it looks like if raincoats were hijabs...

Who are they trying to appeal to with this, are they launching a vatican sponsored cocomelon clone?

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

The dog shit on their boots is a nice touch.

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[-] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago

yeah thats gonna clean up their image

[-] Kaput@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

No way they're going to regret that decision....

[-] pennomi@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

Don’t worry, the R34 artists are already on it.

[-] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 21 points 3 weeks ago

Thank god they didn't go furry with any of their characters.

[-] 2kool4idkwhat 44 points 3 weeks ago

2034: The Vatican unveils official furry mascot

[-] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 20 points 3 weeks ago

Aslan from the Narnia series is basically a feral fan-made fursona for Jesus

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[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 16 points 3 weeks ago

Her name is Light? Like the guy from Death Note?

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[-] noxy@yiffit.net 14 points 3 weeks ago

Child Rape, Incorporated really shouldn't, they really really shouldn't, they really really really just should not

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 22 points 3 weeks ago

but she's ackchyually 2,000 years old

[-] GrymEdm@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"Ara Ara! Popu-Sensei is so kawaii!" /s Too bad there are so many cases where Catholic anime turns into the darkest type of hentai.

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