Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88
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Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
  • rosco385@lemm.eeEnglish
    48·
    13 days ago

    I hope he had the chance to tell JD Vance exactly how much of a fuckwit he is before passing.

  • pulsewidth@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    13 days ago

    Definitely the ‘least bad’ pope of my lifetime. Let’s hope the next one continues the progressive stance he adopted on many aspects of life.

  • mhague@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    13 days ago

    What are the chances that the Cardinals protest vote two elections in a row and they accidentally elect a decent man again? Can you imagine back to back decent Popes? Not sure if it’s happened in my lifetime.

    • Tryenjer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      12 days ago

      Most of the current Cardinals who are eligible to vote were chosen by Pope Francis, so I think it is likely that the next Pope will be one willing to continue the path taken by Francis. But I don’t want to be too optimistic.

  • Kyrgizion@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    13 days ago

    I wonder if they still tap the dead pope three times with a silver hammer to check if they’re really dead?

    • qyron@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      I was taughy any sentence fragment between commas is added, yet not vital, information to a sentence, capable of being removed without taking away any crucial information conveied.

      It fits the rules.

      And, commas also act as a way to convey the rithym you intend your sentences to be read.

      I have a really hard time reading english and not feel rushed to do it.

      • VindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        13 days ago

        It actually doesn’t fit the rules. That comma before “announces” is completely unnecessary and accomplishes nothing. The headline should read,

        Pope Francis has died, the Vatican camerlengo announces

  • ramble81@lemm.eeEnglish
    10·
    13 days ago

    Sucks that he died, but got me thinking. How is the Pope any different from a Dictator? He’s literally one person at the top who has the authority to decide how an entire group of people should think and act and believes he has divine authority to do so?

    • originaltnavn@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      13 days ago

      He is elected though? It is not as easy to depose a pope as a president, but there is no military coup, secret police or other things associated with dictatorships.

    • barsoap@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      13 days ago

      In his position as pope he has no state power, only spiritual, and in his position as monarch of the Vatican, well there’s only church employees living there and Italy has an eye on things. Generally speaking unless otherwise stated Italian law applies within the Vatican.

      Also he’s elected. Not that that means much it means that he’s a mouthpiece of the oligarchs (cardinals) electing him. But while we’re at elected monarchs, there’s one rather curious case: The French president is co-prince of Andorra, that is, their head of state, he shares that position with the local Bishop. Nearly 800 years ago the Andorrans said “yeah let’s not get invaded” and gave the title to the French head of state, then revolution happened, now the French are electing the Andorran head of state.

    • frezik@midwest.socialEnglish
      3·
      13 days ago

      New pope gets elected, and then the believers will say it was misinterpreted the whole time. This is the standard way.

  • gressen@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    Did he finally learn who invaded Ukraine, or was he blissfully unaware until his last moments?

    Edit: adding /s just in case

  • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
    3·
    13 days ago

    There are no coincidences in politicas, and the fact that he died immediately after meeting with Vance is highly suspicious. Vance killed him, or someone in his entourage did.

    HitlerPig will now demand the Vatican choose his hand-picked candidate, some conservative troll from Wisconsin. Mark my words, soon HitlerPig will be threatening the Catholic Church with removing their tax-exemot status if they don’t install his choice.

    • fossilesque@mander.xyzOPEnglish
      6·
      13 days ago

      Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there, the longest hospitalization of his 12-year papacy.

      He was 88.