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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

apnews.com Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis was history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.

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I'm atheist but I'm still quite sad he died, seemed like the most progressive pope to me, rip
- Agreed. While not the ideal pope, he was much better than Benedict the 16th.
- Yes he was.
  
  I am not religious at all, but I have seen some quite human responses from him on matters like LHBTQ, ukraine, Gaza and such.
  
  Also: I am quite anxious to see who will succeed him (hoping for a progressive one obviously).
  
  What's the H for in LHBTQ?
  
  You mean when he said that Ukraine should have the courage to surrender to Russia?
  
  Oh you must have missed when he used the F-word (in italian)
- Yeah but that's not a high bar. Hopefully his successor is even more so.
  
  They are just pr guy, it doesn't matter how progressive they pretend to be.

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