Also, ironic that he died the day after Easter Sunday ..

Nonetheless, sad... he was one of the better ones as JB mentioned.

-C!

I could easily see the Church whipsawing back to a notably more retrograde position on everything, since most Western countries have been going that direction as well. Which would be another tragedy.

Interestingly, I learned today a Cardinal must be under 80 to vote for the next Pope.  So although Canada has 1/10 the number of Catholics as Mexico, we will have more Cardinals voting because so many Mexican Cardinals are over 80.

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Given that a definition of ironic is "happening in the opposite way to what was expected", and given that he died, in some parts of the world, on the same day as Easter, a holiday that celebrates rebirth after death, if not ironic, one could at least find it poignant the leader of the Catholic faith dies right after having celebrated said holiday.

Not falling on my sword here, just explaining my original thinking, since asked. Maybe too much Catholic schooling on my part.

Also, it's entirely possible that if they didn't roll him out to greet people and give service on the holiday he might not have passed so soon. They may have exhausted him.