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.
I think his will to live until Easter kept him alive. We saw the same phenomenon with my husband's sister. She wanted to see one more Christmas. She did, and passed away at the dinner table.
Was that on Christmas Day? What a sad thing to pass away at a dinner table. At least she got to enjoy Christmas one more time. I think Jimmy Carter and a few other celebrities who lived to be 100 later died not long after reaching 100. Yes, it's the same thing. The Pope wanted to see Easter, and God allowed him to do just that. That way, he could do his Easter blessing. Once night fell, he could live for however long God could allow, and he lived for one more sunrise even if he fell comatose. He died at 1:35 A.M. Eastern time.
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.
I think his will to live until Easter kept him alive. We saw the same phenomenon with my husband's sister. She wanted to see one more Christmas. She did, and passed away at the dinner table.
Was that on Christmas Day? What a sad thing to pass away at a dinner table. At least she got to enjoy Christmas one more time. I think Jimmy Carter and a few other celebrities who lived to be 100 later died not long after reaching 100. Yes, it's the same thing. The Pope wanted to see Easter, and God allowed him to do just that. That way, he could do his Easter blessing. Once night fell, he could live for however long God could allow, and he lived for one more sunrise even if he fell comatose. He died at 1:35 A.M. Eastern time.
Yes, Christmas Day. The will to live is very strong.