Nobody should be in such a dreadful position (or disturbed enough) that they actually want to die; however, for a Christian, dying on Easter Monday having joyously declaring, “Alleluia! Christ is risen!” the day before shows let us say a certain synchronicity of timing.
Herewith the Guardian’s report: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/pope-francis-dies
Of course there will be a mass mourning across the Roman Catholic world and the mainstream media will adopt their typical overly long exclusive coverage. In that aspect, Pope Francis in one of his final acts on Earth will have done what many will have deemed impossible: Get the woke DEI obsessed BBC 1 TV to denote most or all of it’s half hour (likely to be extended) to a death of a Christian!
There will of course now be a lot of speculation about who will take over as the new Pope. Well there is one thing we know about Pope Francis’s successor: He will be male – and by “male” I mean biologically male!
One person who has been mentioned is Cardinal Pietro Parolin (above), the Vatican’s Secretary of State.