Gone but not forgotten, a different perspective on the phrase
With the death of Pope Francis, there are all sorts of reactions from the Catholic community (I am only limiting this article to the Latin rite circles) and as much as I respect the death of a person, I will not accept the romanticization, idealization and sugarcoating that many Catholics among the liberals are spreading in social media. We have a responsibility for the truth, as Mother Angelica put it, "It's your obligation to speak the truth, and everyone can either take it or leave it." so I cannot but speak against these unrealistic and saccharine posts wherein the late pope is usually dramatically portrayed as a holy and heroic figure. That goes against what the late pontiff had taught the world on how to perceive him as, because he always expressed that he must be portrayed as a sinner among sinners. We should remember not only the shortcomings he admitted, but the grave sins he committed. For the entirety of his pontificate, he participated in pagan rituals, befri...