Ten Blue Links, “this one’s for you, Ian” edition

One of my favourite people on social media is Darth. Darth takes an annual hibernation, in which time they do not post or, presumably, read.I’d love to say that I have not posted anything for months with the same level of intention, but alas not. It just… happened. And now I am un-happening it. 1. Is the pope a bear? Does he shit in the woods?In the long history of the papacy, it’s not uncommon for people to accuse His Holiness of all kinds of things. Collaboration with Nazis. Presiding over the systematic abuse of children. Being a reptilian alien. But then again, who amongst us has not been accused of that last one?There’s also a long strand of accusations that the Pope is in league with communists, of course. Or, in the case of John XXIII, was secretly both a communist and a freemason. It’s probably connected to that whole “looking after the poor” and “seeking peace” thing.This kind of thing is usually confined to the lunatic fringe of the internet, so of course our dear friend…