Is Pope Francis in Heaven? [View all]

Many Christian Nationalists say NO.

Pope Francis has died, sparking grief (progressive and centrist Catholics), jubilation (conservative Catholics), a meltdown of streams for the film Conclave, and a secret Signal chat where a certain vice president might claim God killed the pope for owning him after their meeting.

I’m not Catholic. I was indoctrinated to detest Catholicism, to be suspicious of all Catholics, to openly tell them their faith was “wrong.”

I grew up in a Protestant Christian Nationalist church whose pastor regularly preached sermons about how all Catholics, including the pope, were going to hell. Numerous Protestant Christian Nationalist churches will likely commemorate Francis’ death by offering similar messages from their pulpits this Wednesday evening or Sunday morning.

While I try not to comment on what happens to other souls in the hereafter, I admired Francis. I didn’t agree with everything he proclaimed, but I saw his elevation to pope as a step toward a more inclusive church. I’m sad to see him depart this role and hope the church selects another more progressive cardinal to fill his robes. May he rest in peace.

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