#pope down

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Pope Francis met JD Vance, called him an asshole, then fucking died. God bless.

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Latest Updates: Vatican to Hold Pope’s Funeral on Saturday

A week before being admitted to a Rome hospital in February for bronchitis that developed into double pneumonia, Pope Francis wrote a preface for a book by Cardinal Angelo Scola, the former archbishop of Milan, titled “Awaiting a New Beginning: Reflections on Old Age.”

Drawing on his own experiences, Francis wrote: “We must not be afraid of old age, we must not fear embracing becoming old, because life is life, and sugarcoating reality means betraying the truth of things.”

Nations worldwide declared official periods of mourning on Tuesday following the death of Pope Francis, with memorial services held and flags lowered to half-staff in tribute to the pontiff, who died at 88 from a stroke.

Flags were lowered on Tuesday in honor of Francis at government buildings in countries including Australia, Japan, Britain, Italy and Lebanon. President Trump has ordered American flags to be flown at half-staff at all government buildings until Francis is buried.

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Before his hospitalization, the pope gave his reflections on old age.

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A week before being admitted to a Rome hospital in February for bronchitis that developed into double pneumonia, Pope Francis wrote a preface for a book by Cardinal Angelo Scola, the former archbishop of Milan, titled “Awaiting a New Beginning: Reflections on Old Age.”

Drawing on his own experiences, Francis wrote: “We must not be afraid of old age, we must not fear embracing becoming old, because life is life, and sugarcoating reality means betraying the truth of things.”

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Here’s more on the pope’s legacy and what comes next.

In life, Pope Francis shunned the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City in favor of a modest apartment. In death, too, he disdained ornateness, directing the church to inter him in a single coffin instead of the traditional nested trio.

But a funeral for a pope — which is set for Saturday at 10 a.m. — is never a simple matter.

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You know the way sometimes dash synchronicity does a little miracle of assemblage? This happened on Youtube just now and I went from "please no" to delight.

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Do you think the next pope is gonna inherit the Undertale copy or are they gonna throw it in a box with miscellaneous pope stuff that’ll become a religious relic after 30 years

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Is Stanley Tucci still in the running for next Pope y/n

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I have a comment to make about how funny Incorruptibility is to me, but like, it's still fermenting.