Pope Francis RIP Dies At 88

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday after meeting with VP JD Vance on Easter Sunday.


Francis was the first pope from the New World, Argentina. And the first Jesuit Pope ever.



This are two of the most popular men to replace him. Asian or African? And will the Jesuits get another opportunity?

Pope Francis was a very liberal Pontif and he added many liberal Cardinals in his term to ensure another liberal would replace him.

Should be quite the interesting conclave. Many of the younger priests and new members of the church are more conservative than his holiness.

Jesuits aren't really Catholic. (Parody and semi-joking.)

Democrat media sources love hyperbole!

I think they already hate Vance more than President Trump.

You'd pretty much have to say that Francis was a successful shepherd of the flock. Neither side was entirely happy, neither side entirely disappointed, not a lot of strays that had to be found and returned to the fold.

Shocked by the obituaries in the Wall Street Journal today. One attacked him for letting Vatican bureaucrats do as they pleased.
Another faulted him for not protecting Chinese Catholics from their government. Many remain imprisoned now.

Essentially both condemn him for not leading his church.

The prospective new pontiffs all have one distinguishing trait, they are all over 65.

Maybe the Church needs to elevate Cardinals earlier? Or maybe those behind the throne like aged, infirm, and easily to influence? Like Joe Biden?

That right there is funny, I don't care who you are . . . the college of cardinals isn't holding a popularity contest ala the popular vote. There are over 250 cardinals who will have an opportunity to be heard before the 135 who are eligible to vote in the enclave seclude themselves and elect the next pope.

I expect, given Francis has appointed 80% of the cardinals who will be voting, that his outlook on reaching out into the far corners to find souls to save, being a welcoming place to all who seek the solace of God in their lives, and staying true to the traditional teachings will continue with his successor, but that man will also be one with an iron will, just as Francis himself was.