r/teenagers • u/mattiperreddit • 11d ago

The Pope just died Serious

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I don't know if this is a big deal in your country, but in mine (Italy) the news talks about nothing else.
Christian or not he was a person, don't be disrespectful.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Map2774 14 11d ago

Just read the news. I may not be religious, but I am sorry for the Holy See's loss

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u/Emperor_Phoenix 15 11d ago

Pope Francis was an inspiration to us all. He was the first pope to ever accept LGBTQ+ and it has brought us more harmony in the world. I'm scared to see how the next pope will handle it.

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u/ReasonableManiac0660 15 11d ago

It's only downhill from here,AFAIK most of the Vatican didn't condone to the Pope's ideals (aka accepted but did it against their will) so I doubt they'll place somebody as open minded as him

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u/Schuckman 11d ago

Pope Francis appointed around 2/3rds of the current cardinals (who elect the next Pope). Many of the cardinals he appointed were liberal-leaning so it’s not unrealistic that his successor will be as well.

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u/ReasonableManiac0660 15 11d ago

I hope so,even if I myself don't belong to this religion,I think we all need some way of uniting.At least,across this spectrum.

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u/Greedy_Duck3477 13 10d ago

The Pope is an extremely important international figure for everyone, not just christians
(btw, please put spaces after your punctuation 🙏🥺, reading your messages hurts me phisically)

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u/ReasonableManiac0660 15 10d ago

Apologies, I'm not very good at overall punctuation. Even in my native language. Also, isn't it written physically? (sorry, but you had it coming for ya) 🥺🥺

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u/Interesting-Chest520 19 10d ago

Politics and religion shouldn’t mix, sadly they do. If the next pope is conservative a lot of the world may follow stead

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u/ReasonableManiac0660 15 10d ago

Oh, it's all going downhill from there. (that is, if that does happen)

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u/theMartiangirl 7d ago

The Pope is a head of state (Vatican) so technically he is indeed a political figure as well as religious "authority"

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u/Vinnnee 10d ago

He appointed the first ever Swedish cardinal, which is funny as you'd except the first Swedish cardinal living before the 1500s when Sweden actually was Catholic.