reuters.com/world/pope-francis-has-died-vatican-says-video-statement-2025-04-21

VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died, the Vatican said in a video statement on Monday, ending an often turbulent reign marked by division and tension as he sought to overhaul the hidebound institution.
He was 88, and had recently survived a serious bout of double pneumonia.

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"Dear brothers and sisters, it is with profound sadness I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on the Vatican's TV channel.
"At 7:35 this morning the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father."
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was elected pope on March 13, 2013, surprising many Church watchers who had seen the Argentine cleric, known for his concern for the poor, as an outsider.
He sought to project simplicity into the grand role and never took possession of the ornate papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace used by his predecessors, saying he preferred to live in a community setting for his "psychological health".
He inherited a Church that was under attack over a child s***abuse scandal and torn by infighting in the Vatican bureaucracy, and was elected with a clear mandate to restore order.
But as his papacy progressed, he faced fierce criticism from conservatives, who accused him of trashing cherished traditions. He also drew the ire of progressives, who felt he should have done much more to reshape the 2,000-year-old Church.
While he struggled with internal dissent, Francis became a global superstar, drawing huge crowds on his many foreign travels as he tirelessly promoted interfaith dialogue and peace, taking the side of the marginalised, such as migrants.
Unique in modern times, there were two men wearing white in the Vatican for much of Francis' rule, with his predecessor Benedict opting to continue to live in the Holy See after his shock resignation in 2013 had opened the way for a new pontiff.
Benedict, a hero of the conservative cause, died in December 2022, finally leaving Francis alone on the papal stage.
Francis appointed nearly 80% of the cardinal electors who will choose the next pope correct as of February 2025, increasing the possibility that his successor will continue his progressive policies, despite the strong pushback from traditionalists.

4 Pope dead threads

Wow. Right after Easter?

Reported right after Easter, and the very weekend I got baptized...

update: he's ok
update: he's not ok
update: rip

no
right after Vance meeting

Prayers worked dependent on who you ask

It’s time

Should have said "reported" after Easter, which makes some sense. They must not have wanted to distract from the holiday.

they left the window open in his room at night for speaking out on palestine

Seems like my prayer has been answered.

RIP

People gotta get the dopamine rush that comes from being the first one to post the thread and get the most pages.

vaxxed?

RIPBOZO

^edgy

rip goat..

He was a great man. May God rest his soul

This is like one of the six beams of the Dark Tower falling.

RIP

How will ktt2 users switch this to being a wonderful victory that he died

RIP. complicated leader. church is traditionally conservative

RIP

RIP

he was essentially the warlord of a multinational s***trafficking operation so I mean