Pope Francis

The day after meeting J.D. Vance, the Pope passed away.

Poor guy probably wished that he went the day BEFORE he met that dude.

The Pope and the Cardinals and the Bishops always seemed a little much to me.

I grew up as an altar boy and spent a lot of my childhood days in church.

It still never felt right to me that everyone was dressed in costumes.

We had a lot of time with nuns, and of course, they all wore head coverings. We always wondered what their hair looked like.

I’m not sure I ever saw one of the nuns without the head covering. 

But the Bishop dropping by was a really BIG deal, and he wore an even more elaborate outfit than the priest.

Of course, the Pope is at the very top of the ladder and he even has a Pope mobile, and the big hat.

Pope Francis seemed like a sensible man. He spent some of his energy on making the church more inclusive, and for that he took some heat.

He refused to condemn gays, and offered them an opportunity to be a part of the church.

In this day and age doing something kind is usually met with rage.

Now there will be even more traditional worship as a search is on for Pope Francis successor.

I know that there will be smoke released, and the media will be all over the story.

I’m not quite sure how many Popes have passed in my lifetime, but the Vatican will make sure that Pope Francis is sent off in grand fashion, which is well-deserved.

By all accounts, a life well-lived.

And for that he had to meet J.D. Vance.

We all suffer in the end.