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He’s not a diversity hire. He’s not a social media win. He’s not a symbolic nod to progress like some Vatican-branded Black square.

We’re talking about centuries of African theology, scholarship, and leadership as if this is a quota to be met, not a rightful evolution. The phrase “it’s time” implies a charity gesture, not a recognition of legitimacy. Like the church is tossing Africa a bone after 2,000 years of missionary colonialism.

The fact that you can imagine an African pope and immediately reduce him to a representation milestone, not a powerful spiritual authority, tells on you.

He’s not here to make the church “look good.” He’s here because African Catholics are not a side dish in your institutional banquet. They are the church.

Will they die? Yes.

i just wanted to fuck, eat, laugh, fight, and fall asleep under the sky sometimes.

but religion said i should be ashamed. capitalism said i should be exhausted.

Graphic depictions of war crimes, r*pe, genocide? Flagged.

Instructions for how to buy and beat slaves? Flagged.

Public executions for witchcraft and adultery? Flagged

A god ordering armies to wipe out entire cities? Flagged.

It would be banned from schools, libraries, and book fairs

not because we should ban books, but because modern society can't handle the mirror it holds up.

The Bible is protected by nostalgia, not honesty.

It’s sacred because it’s old, not because it’s kind.

And if you think that's uncomfortable?

Hello,

Thank you for your email. I am currently out of the office and spiritually unreachable until [insert arbitrary return date I made up so you'll leave me alone].

If this is urgent, please:

Ask yourself why you think I can fix it.

Wait 3–5 business days for divine intervention.

Email Greg instead. He loves chaos and egg salad.

I will not be checking emails during this time, but rest assured—I will see them, sigh dramatically, and emotionally process them in my journal before responding.