I think the main thing that will stand out for me about the late Pope, who died this morning, is his humility. He lived in the papal guest house, not the palace. His coffin will be a simple one, not the three-layered one of his predecessors. He very much shunned the grandeur that many of his predecessors had, continuing the practice of John Paul II.
He was a passionate advocate for the poor and downtrodden. I imagine he would have dressed down the US Vice-President himself about the treatment of undocumented migrants if he had been able to do so.
He could have gone further on some issues like contraception, but he has very much changed the Catholic Church for the better.
I hope that one day he will be known as Pope Francis I, with others taking the Francis regnal name.
Rest in Peace.
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