The Catholic Church mourns the loss of Pope Francis. The 88-year-old Pontifex has lost his fight to survive after a complex airway infection including bilateral pneumonia. The Vatican announced the sad report on the death of the Argentinian on Easter Monday.
On Easter Sunday, Francis declared the blessing “Urbi et Orbi” for thousands of believers. Now he is dead, as the Vatican has announced. The pope was visible, but the 88-year-old did not miss the blessing and a ride in the Papamobil. It was a final achievement.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell announced on Easter Monday: “This morning at 7.35 am the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the father’s house. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and his church.”
And further: “He has taught us to live the values of the Gospel with loyalty, courage and universal love, especially for the poorest and excluded. In great gratitude for his example as the true disciple of the Lord Jesus, we recommend the soul of Pope Francis, the infinite, merciful love of God, one and the Drievoud.”
Francis was hospitalized in February for pneumonia. He recently got in his home, Casa Santa Marta. Nevertheless, he observed agreements and visited a Roman prison on Maundy Thursday.
The pope had to abandon the usual wax of foot in the memory of the gesture of Jesus. Instead, he greeted the occupants and prayed with them. On Saturday evening, Francis let himself be in a wheelchair in the Basilica of St. Peter. He prayed for the Peter Grave.
Funeral not in the Basilica of St. Peter
Pope Francis had already expressed the wish for the desire not to be buried in the papal crypt in St. Peter’s Basilica, but in his favorite church in Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Several popes have already been buried there.
His last PaaSpreak was read for him on Sunday on St. Peter’s Square. His messages were: pacification of the conflicts in the middle and Ukraine, religious freedom and weapons weapons. Now God has brought him to Easter, the most important festival of Christianity.
Source: Krone
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