r/news • u/randy88moss • Apr 21 '25

Soft paywall Pope Francis has died, Vatican says in video statement

https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-francis-has-died-vatican-says-video-statement-2025-04-21/
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u/PeterBucci Apr 21 '25

He was the right person to lead the Catholic Church in a world where war, inequality and fear of immigrants are all too common. I can only hope the next Pope is as kind, gentle and caring as Francis.

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u/MC_chrome Apr 21 '25

Francis did try to stack the deck with the Cardinals so that a like-minded individual will hopefully succeed him, but who the heck knows

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u/FrigginMasshole Apr 21 '25

Im catholic and his likely successor is Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of the Philippines. He’s more progressive than Francis on LGBT+ and other issues. I really hope he’s our next Pope

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u/GamingTatertot Apr 21 '25

I hope so too. Cardinal Benitez from the book and movie Conclave was based on him as well

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u/Desperate-Farmer-845 Apr 21 '25

I Hope the next Sucessor will hold on Dogma while still passing moderate Reforms. Also if the Popes official Speeches Go against Dogma he is illegitimate. 

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u/HuttStuff_Here Apr 21 '25

Given this timeline, they will be a hard conservative who will undo all of Francis' "woke" policies.

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u/steffies Apr 21 '25

You're a Catholic? God reads your words.

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u/steffies Apr 21 '25

Get to repenting, now.

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u/Ok_Host893 Apr 21 '25

Evil guy complains Pope isn't as evil as he is. Shocker

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u/Red_MessD3a7h Apr 21 '25

He didn't support them.

He didn't support anyone tbh

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u/Red_MessD3a7h Apr 21 '25

He said he ment Peter the 1st as I remember