AnneTheWriter<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BreakingNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BreakingNews</span></a><br><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PopeFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeFrancis</span></a> died on Monday morning, at the age of 88.</p><p>I'm not <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Catholic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholic</span></a> , but I think it's ironic that his last official diplomatic act was meeting with <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a>-- an American Nazi and a Fascist, someone who will never repent of his countless human rights violations, and who has been MISleading a vast number of "Evangelicals" into hate and anti-Christian ideology.</p><p>I hope the media now begins to focus on Francis' pro-human rights and pro-immigrant messages, and that his successor continues to call for compassion and justice for the poorest and most persecuted people of the world. </p><p>Now, more than ever, the Christian faith (Catholic &amp; Protestant) needs leadership who will take Christians on a path of love and acceptance, instead of fear and hate. </p><p>[This was EDITED to reflect <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@ColinWilding" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ColinWilding</span></a></span> 's information, found in the replies. I highly recommend reading through his link.]</p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/RIPFrancis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RIPFrancis</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Religion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Religion</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Catholics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Catholicism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Catholicism</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Christianity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christianity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PopeIsDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PopeIsDead</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/world/pope-francis-updates-vatican" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2025/04/21/wo</span><span class="invisible">rld/pope-francis-updates-vatican</span></a></p>