Early Monday morning, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis had passed away after battling a number of health issues for the past several months.
Immediately, remembrances from Catholics and non-Catholics alike poured in for the deceased pontiff, who was beloved by many for his humility and regard for the impoverished and vulnerable.
He was also a litttttle homophobic (is the Pope Catholic?) but at least we got some good comedy out of that.
The timing of his passing – just as Easter weekend came to a close – would have been notable enough on its own.
But even more than that, the Pope dying mere hours after meeting with Vice President and adult Catholic convert JD Vance marked an aggressive form of irony.
Oddly enough, this is not the first time something like this has happened in recent years.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene won the award for the most surprising take of the day.
Speaking of good timing, Conclave Twitter (in other words: Twitter) is primed and ready for what comes next.
The politics of the College of Cardinals are actually quite fascinating.
Turns out Pope Francis is more politically strategic than the Democratic Party!
The European bloc may rally to push through a dark horse from the progressive movement that has unsettled the church by pushing Francis’ drive for inclusiveness to its most liberal conclusions. Cardinal Reinhard Marx, 70, the archbishop of Munich, has had an influential role in the German Synodal Path, a conference of Catholic clergy and lay people in the country that has welcomed LGBTQ Catholics and is open to the ordination of women.
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