The pope has died

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https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-has-died-the-vatican-says-12890455 just that really. Will they do the conclave now? Or in a few days as it’s Easter?

I've already said he had difficulty speaking but the older generation have a sense of duty that doesn't always resonate with the rest of us. The Queen met Liz Truss two days before her death from cancer and she looked very frail. Was she also forced to do this by aides for the photo op? Not a chance.

Well said.

Came across as a very humble, compassionate man.

I saw the film version a few weeks ago. Pope Francis (played by Jonathan Pryce in the film) seemed like a good man. I’m sorry to hear that he has died.

A genuinely charismatic Pope unlike his predecessor Ratzinger. He was a priest for years in a poor area in Argentina and knew how to connect with people. It's going to be a tough act to follow.

I’m also an atheist and find your post a bit harsh, nobody forced you to click on to this thread.

If we have to have a Papacy, then another Pope like Francis is the way to go.
He seemed a genuinely humble man who broke many previous Papl 'barriers' and had the 'common touch'. He stood up to world leaders and constantly remembered migrants and the oppressed. RIP Francis. You did a good job.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.

Honestly? I think appearing in public when he was dying was probably part of the job of the pope. It’s a role where you keep going until the very end.

I remember JPII dying and being quite taken aback when his body was carried around before his funeral. It will be the same for this pope.

So go read something else.

He looked so unwell yesterday, though it's no surprise he insisted on appearing in public.

It's not at all likely, but hopefully the next Pope is even more progressive.

It's a polite way of saying that you basically told someone to fuck off.
My dear departed mother used to say it all the time.
"I gave him the bums rush". I would say "I told him to get to fuck and then fuck off some more" or similar

We’ll probably never know, doubt they will come back to explain 🤷‍♀️

that is my response and as I said I am not religous. I don't dispute that people of faith and those who know more than I do about the Catholic church will see things from a different perspective.

No one would have ‘forced’ Pope Francis to be there yesterday, it would have been important to him to be present on the most important day in the Christian calendar, he would have felt a deep responsibility to be there.

So stay away from the news then
Im no royalist so stayed away from the BBC when the Queen died .

What a great idea, I'll just ignore all other domestic and international news in case any news reports mention Il Papa.

You can just choose not to click on the link or article? I don't enjoy football, so whilst I won't ignore all news, I also won't deliberately access articles and threads about the topic.

Yes. My mum was just saying that. And she’s a very devout 82 year old. She was delighted he gave out to Vance as well.

My thoughts exactly about Vance being one of the last "people" he saw.

Maybe just don’t waste your time expressing your lack of interest online to people who couldn’t care less what you think?

When you put it like that, it's probably not too far off the way he would've chosen to go.

I can't believe he's been pope for 12 years, it really doesn't seem that long ago.

RIP x

He was the Pope. He will have chosen to be with the faithful on the most important day of the year - it was his last gift to them. He was doing his duty to them and to God.

Maybe take your own advice?