On Easter Monday, Pope Francis died. He died at the age of 88 after a long illness.
On Easter Monday, April 21, 88-year-old Papa died of Francis. He has been leading the Catholic Church since 2013. Recently, I was sick and had health problems.
Today, with the death of the pope, one of the most useful and carefully developed rituals in the Catholic Church begins.
What does Pope Francis remember
The leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis was hospitalized in February with a respiratory tract infection, because in the last years of his life he suffered a variety of diseases. Despite the deterioration of the state of health, he repeatedly and repeatedly made it clear that, unlike his predecessor, he did not intend to leave his papacy.
Born in Argentina in 1936, Jorge Mario Bergolo took the Papacy in 2013 following the resignation of Benedict XVI. Francis became the first father for more than 1200 years not from Europe, and the first leader of the Catholic Church from the New World. He is also the first Pope.
Dad often expressed his personal ownership to the poor and known for defending refugees and people who were transferred to the conflict.
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Although the father’s comments about conflicts and crisis to the human being that brought him sympathy around the world, he also caused a controversy. In May 2024, he was forced to apologize after two Italian newspapers reported that he had used an homophobic insult during a private meeting, where he declared opposition to resolve homosexual men studying as priests.
The incident contradicts Pope Francis’s image as a bit tolerant of LGBT people compared to its predecessors. In 2013, he declared the famous idea that “if a man is gay, looking for gentlemen and good will, then who I am to judge him,” and in 2023 he gave permission to priests to formally bless the relationship with the same sex.
At the end of his papacy, Pope Francis also had to prevent continued anger over the secretion of cases of sexual violence against children from clergy around the world. A particularly sensitive moment occurred last year during a Papal visit to Belgium, where Dad apologized for the cruelty that had a way of children of children in Flanders and admitted that churches should be “shy”.
Dad and Ukraine
Pope Francis repeatedly spoke about Russia’s invasion against Ukraine, which called for peace and the cessation of violence. He called the war “a shameful disaster for all mankind.”
At the same time, he allowed that during the Vatican procession after the start of a full -scale aggression, the Ukrainian and the Russian woman brought a cross. Pontiff also condemned Ukraine’s decision to ban Russian church activities in its territory.
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At the same time, Pope actively received pilgrims from Ukraine, talked to military personnel and also received a signed Ukrainian flag from them. There are no similar meetings with Russian military personnel.
The news of death
The first about the death of the pope was reported in Camerleno – Cardinal, who was performing the duties of the Vatican administrator. His duty was to officially confirm the death of the pope.
By tradition, Camerleno approached the Pope’s body and called his name to baptism three times. Without an answer, Dad was formally declared dead. A certificate of death was released, and the papal apartments were sealed.
The next symbolic gesture was the destruction of the fisherman’s ring – the gold ring, which Pope wore and kissed the Catholics as a sign of respect. Camerleno removes it and destroys half in front of the gathered Cardinals. Not only does it prevent any potential fakes of the documents, but also means the end of the pope’s reign.
The news of death was then reported by official channels. 15 days after the death of the pope, the papal conclave begins.
How do you choose a new dad?
The Papal conclave begins 15-20 days after the death of the pope. This is a closed meeting in which the College of Cardinals selects the next leader of the Catholic Church. To avoid external intervention, they are all covered in the Sistine chapel. On the first day, they send the mass, then go to the chapel, where they swear that it is a strict election.
The first vote will be held in the Sistine Chapel in the afternoon after the first mass. If the father was not selected, the ballots were pierced by a needle and a thread, then tied and placed on the tray. In the following days, two votes were held every morning and two days, until one candidate received the predominantly two -thirds of the vote.
After each twist, the ballots are burned. Black smoke indicates an ineffective vote, and white smoke in the world announced that a new father was selected. For more clarity, bells are also a signal of the pope’s election.
The new father is represented from Loggia that goes to St. Peter’s square, with the words “Habemus Papam!” (“We have a dad!”) And his chosen papal name.
Then a new father appeared and gives his first blessing.
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I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.