To his doctrinal critics, Francis was theologically ambigious – but the reformer has forever opened the door to change
A woman reacts as Pope Francis lies in state in St Peter’s Basilica. Photo: Reuters
We’ll miss him, this very different Pope. The media, the Catholic faithful and, above all, world opinion will miss him badly.
As the great and the good, the shakers and makers, those of many different faiths and of none come together in Rome today to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many will reflect that he could not have left us at a worse moment.
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