Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has passed away at the age of 88

Gnarwhal · Apr 21, 2025

I was just awoken by the news. It happened at 7:35am the morning after Easter Sunday.

We’ll be covering this at length on EWTN, I’ll do what I can to offer any more details that come my way and I know @Michie will be on it.

Requiem aeternam Dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Requiescat in pace
Amen. :crossrc:

ETA: EWTN News will be going live at 10am ET/7am PT with coverage so feel free to tune on TV or online to see more of this historical moment.

AveChristusRex · Apr 21, 2025

You beat me to it ^_^

but in all seriousness, this is very sorrowful news, Lacrimosa, requiescat in pacem :crossrc:

Lady Bug · Apr 21, 2025

I usually don't get jolted at the death of a public figure but this one did for me.

RamiC · Apr 21, 2025

May the Lord Jesus look after all Roman Catholic Church members, strengthen their faith in Him, and guide them in His Will for the right Pope to come.

prodromos · Apr 21, 2025

AveChristusRex said:
You beat me to it but in all seriousness, this is very sorrowful news, Lacrimosa, requiescat in pacem

Did you look in your political sub forum?

Sword of the Lord · Apr 21, 2025

Oh boy

JimR-OCDS · Apr 21, 2025

May God give Pope Francis peace and happiness!

Dewi Sant · Apr 21, 2025

Requiescat in aeternam pacem

Gnarwhal · Apr 21, 2025

Edit added to bottom of OP, just fyi.

Michie · Apr 21, 2025

Gnarwhal said:
I was just awoken by the news. It happened at 7:35am the morning after Easter Sunday.

We’ll be covering this at length on EWTN, I’ll do what I can to offer any more details that come my way and I know @Michie will be on it.

Requiem aeternam Dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Requiescat in pace
Amen.

ETA: EWTN News will be going live at 10am ET/7am PT with coverage so feel free to tune on TV or online to see more of this historical moment.

I just woke up to this.

Michie · Apr 21, 2025

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Michie · Apr 21, 2025

BREAKING: Pope Francis, first Latin American pope, dies at 88

Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church for just over 12 years as its first Latin American pontiff, has died at age 88.

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Michie · Apr 21, 2025

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Michie · Apr 21, 2025

Michael Warsaw: Death of Francis a ‘moment of personal grief’ for Catholics

"Together with our entire EWTN Family, I mourn his passing and join the Church in prayers for the repose of his soul," Warsaw said in a statement.

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Michie · Apr 21, 2025

Gnarwhal said:
I was just awoken by the news. It happened at 7:35am the morning after Easter Sunday.

We’ll be covering this at length on EWTN, I’ll do what I can to offer any more details that come my way and I know @Michie will be on it.

Requiem aeternam Dona ei, Domine
Et lux perpetua luceat ei
Requiescat in pace
Amen.

ETA: EWTN News will be going live at 10am ET/7am PT with coverage so feel free to tune on TV or online to see more of this historical moment.

Watching EWTN now.

FaithT · Apr 21, 2025

Lady Bug said:
I usually don't get jolted at the death of a public figure but this one did for me.

It’s sad. I wonder who will be next? Another liberal Pope or more conservative?

Michie · Apr 21, 2025

FaithT said:
It’s sad. I wonder who will be next? Another liberal Pope or more conservative?

He has sort of stacked the cardinals so I expect a Pope more on the liberal side.

Gnarwhal · Apr 21, 2025

Michie said:
He has sort of stacked the cardinals so I expect a Pope more on the liberal side.

My gut feeling is you're right, although I think it's interesting that a couple of smart Catholics have said lately they think it could actually swing the other way mostly because of "Francis fatigue". That even the more modernist and questionable Cardinals got tired of the controversy and the heat that was always hitting the Vatican because of misinterpreted statements or comments he made, the official decisions he made or didn't make, who he publicly supported and opposed, etc.

A few weeks ago I recall Taylor Marshall saying that even liberal Cardinals may be wary of electing a Francis II if that person intends to continue Francis' agenda. Francis was diminishing the value of being a Cardinal through the synodality stuff and even, I think, in a legislative way. Cardinals like being Cardinals so they wouldn't wanna pick someone who would reduce their role or perhaps even demote them.

So some theorize that we could see a more conservative pope just to calm the seas for a little while. Which I kinda think is what we'd get if, say, Pizzaballa were to be elected. He's wouldn't completely undo everything Francis did, he wouldn't have a "Second Cadaver Synod", he might not even properly chastise the Germans, but he might throw trads a bone by reversing Traditionis Custodes to really relieve the pressure building up among laymen.

Michie · Apr 21, 2025

I was listening to the radio today and Schneider was mentioned. But I do not think there is a snow ball’s chance of that. Pope Francis made sure he handpicked enough cardinals to make an election of someone like Schneider difficult if not impossible.

Lady Bug · Apr 21, 2025

FaithT said:
It’s sad. I wonder who will be next? Another liberal Pope or more conservative?

I would prefer a more conservative, but that could mean that my dad and I could bark even more if such Pope said some controversial remarks about a certain religion :sigh:

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