Pope Francis Passes Away
Pope Francis, the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to come from Latin America, has died. Pope Francis I—previously known as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Archbishop of Buenos Aires in Argentina—passed away on April 21 at 7:35 a.m. He was 88 years old.Hours before he died, the pope emerged on Easter Sunday to bless the thousands of people in St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, an independent enclave in the center of Rome.
Vice President JD Vance had a private meeting with Pope Francis yesterday, Easter Sunday.
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The LORD decides the date and time of our passing. He is gracious and merciful.
May he rest in peace. The fact that he died is not surprising; I had expected him to die in February or whatever weekend it was when he was critical at that point. Then he seemed to recover, but he never was totally out of the woods. The double pneumonia likely weakened his heart, making him vulnerable to a heart attack or some inability to keep pumping blood normally. Without the ability to circulate blood properly, the heart weakens and eventually gives out. What was surprising is he died suddenly, just a day after Easter. Even if he were to recover, I am not sure he would have had a great quality of life this summer or fall. He was likely going to have another setback from pneumonia at some point. It may be just as well that he died when he did in his frail health; he is not in pain or suffering anymore. God called him into Heaven, as Easter was done. He had already done a lot to serve the Catholic Church. At his age, he lived a good, long life. It was time to pass on. It will be 9 days of mourning with a possible weekend funeral as we say godspeed and goodbye to Pope Francis.