• dhork@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Father Justin then warns you that OUR WORDS ARE BACKED WITH NUCLEAR WEAPONS

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      7 months ago

      Imagine the Papal States never dissolving and becoming a nuclear-armed power in the 20th century, using the threat of nuclear annihilation to maintain their independence and increase their global influence.

      That would be an interesting alternative history scenario.

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        6 months ago

        I’d read that novel. I bet you could find a lot of creative uses for all that rapture talk.