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4. Same here. I left the Church in my teens, after being raised in an extended family that included

Mon Apr 21, 2025, 03:36 PM

Apr 21

clergy (a nun and a priest). Like you, I didn't like any popes till Francis, but I loved him.

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Pope died of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican doctor says [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 21 OP

How sad, for him and for all who loved him. CaliforniaPeggy Apr 21 #1

I wasn't aware Chrysanthemum Apr 21 #2

I'm sad. LizVerite Apr 21 #3

Not a Catholic, but loved what he did for the church and world. cksmithy Apr 21 #7

"Arcangeli"? Aristus Apr 21 #6

Pope Francis had life-long lung problems GenThePerservering Apr 21 #8