I know it is upsetting for some and this is gonna sound cold, but I prayed for the Holy Father to go quickly. He was very ill, and his decision not to go back into hospital was indicative of his own knowledge that the end of his life on Earth was near. He prepared himself for death and was serene whilst waiting for it. Instead of praying for a miracle, I instead prayed for God to guide the next leader.
As a Catholic myself, I don't think the Holy Father would have been offended by talk of his successor at any time after his death. After all, he chose many of the candidates himself.
I, too, am hoping s/one is chosen who will bring the Church into the 21st century and hopefully recognise and extend the role that women play.
He is beyond becoming offended now and has the peace that only the end of his long illness could bring.
He died the way he lived during his Papacy, with great dignity.