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Pope Francis has died

(www.reuters.com)
916 points phillipharris | 1 comments | 21 Apr 25 08:00 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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jjude ◴[21 Apr 25 08:49 UTC] No.43749684[source]▶
Pope John Paul II was also extremely popular across the world.
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andrepd ◴[21 Apr 25 10:30 UTC] No.43750282[source]▶
JP2 was liked by catholics (the reasons are interesting and complicated enough that would warrant a long discussion). But Francis was generally well-liked even by the irreligious.
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xeromal ◴[21 Apr 25 13:00 UTC] No.43751525[source]▶
I know a few muslims that liked him. I believe he just seemed like a "good guy" who wanted to unify the world
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1. angra_mainyu ◴[22 Apr 25 00:17 UTC] No.43757873{3}[source]▶
Yeah, Hamas gave a note on Francis for his support.