Farewell, Pope Francis

[halfshellvenus]

I was so sad to learn that Pope Francis died early this morning. I'm not a Catholic, or even religious, but I think he was very good for the Catholic church and for humanity as a whole. He believed in and championed the basics of Christianity, which are all but forgotten by many (at least in the U.S.) who claim to follow the faith.

Kindness, compassion, caring for the less fortunate, and treating each other well... for some, that message is still too radical even now.

I had really hoped he would recover from his recent illness. The signs were not good, especially give his age, but the world needed more of him. There is no question that he gave all he had, and was surely grateful to at least have celebrated one last Easter. I wish he could have seen many more.

Comments

[kizzy]

I'm sad too but not surprised. Usually when there's a prolonged illness it's rare for a pope (at least in our lifetime thus far) to recover. Given that most popes have been in their late 60s through 80s when elected... that's another factor too.

I'm what's called a fallen catholic, btw. Last time I went to Mass was at a niece's wedding 4 years ago, lol.