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Pope Francis has died

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916 points phillipharris | 1 comments | 21 Apr 25 08:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.255s | source
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carlos-menezes ◴[21 Apr 25 08:38 UTC] No.43749613[source]▶
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-04/pope-francis...

> According to Archbishop Diego Ravelli, Master of Apostolic Ceremonies, the late Pope Francis had requested that the funeral rites be simplified and focused on expressing the faith of the Church in the Risen Body of Christ.

Always struck me as a simple man and that likely contributed to people liking him more when compared to his predecessors. RIP.

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JoshTko ◴[21 Apr 25 13:25 UTC] No.43751768[source]▶
His persona as being simple focus is just PR, no different than puff pieces about bill gates driving a Prius, or Warren buffet living in the first house that be bought.
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1. Daishiman ◴[21 Apr 25 18:17 UTC] No.43754829[source]▶
This is really not true for those who knew him throughout his life.