I have just seen the news that the Pope has passed. He was a truly great Pope - a man of the people. Prayers for the repose of his soul as it wings onward to God - for truly such a man is at God's side now. God Bless the Pope and His blessing on the Conclave that must now be called to elect a new Pope for the Catholic Church. God's representative on Earth was for sure the role that Pope Francis has fulfilled in this world. I always found him interesting as well because I am assuming that he was descendant of the First Peoples in the South American continent and represented for the first time a descendant of the Western Hemisphere in the position of the Pope of the Catholic Church. His work particularly the apology for the Residential Schools here in Canada will be a legacy of his time as the leader of the Catholic Church. The love of the Pope is strong in the hearts of every Catholic in this world (although Anglicans are historically excommunicated from this hierarchy the love of the Pope is strong in many and ongoing dialogue between the Anglican and the Church of Rome continues focusing on theological agreement and practical unity). He is elected by the Cardinals (leaders of the Catholic peoples of the world) and represents a huge percentage of the Christian Church as Catholicism continues to be the largest part of the Christian peoples of the world.
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