Pope Francis: The humble head of the Catholic Church

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Pope Francis: The humble head of the Catholic Church  Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church has died at 88 years old. He was elected Pope Francis I at the age of 76 in March 2013, becoming the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics, the first from the Americas and the first non-European pope in more than 1,200 years.  AFP VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #Pope #Vatican

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00:01He will go down in history as a radical plaintiff.

00:04From his election in March 2013, Pope Francis championed the poor and the vulnerable.

00:09Francesco è l'uomo della pace.

00:11E così è venuto il nome nel mio cuore.

00:17Francesco d'Assisi, l'uomo della povertà, l'uomo della pace.

00:25Come vorrei una Chiesa povera e per i poveri.

00:30Dubbed the People's Pope, the Argentine Pontiff forged a more open and compassionate Catholic Church than his predecessor,

00:36though he faced bitter opposition from traditionalists within the Church.

00:40The football-loving former Archbishop of Buenos Aires staunchly defended the most disadvantaged,

00:46from prisoners to migrants to communities battered by climate change.

00:51The goal for a courageous and responsible effort to redirect our steps,

01:00and to avoid the most serious effects of the environmental deterioration caused by human activity.

01:13I'm convinced that we can make a difference. I'm sure.

01:22Frances, whose real name was Jorge Mario Burgolio, was the first ever Pope from the Americas,

01:27and the first non-European in more than 1,200 years.

01:31He was also the first Jesuit to lead the world's almost 1.4 billion Catholics.

01:37Born in Buenos Aires to a working class family of Italian immigrants,

01:41he studied to become a chemical technician,

01:43before deciding to go down the path of priesthood shortly before turning 17.

01:47Frances was ordained as a priest in 1969,

01:50and went on to lead Argentina's Jesuits at only 36 years old.

01:54In 1998, he became the Archbishop of Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires.

01:59And three years later, he was made a Cardinal.

02:03Then in March 2013, he was elected Pope Francis I,

02:08taking over from Benedict XVI, who had stepped down,

02:12the first plaintiff to do so since the Middle Ages.

02:15Frances vowed to remove the Vatican-centric hierarchy of the Catholic Church.

02:19He promised an end to impunity, and changed Vatican law

02:22to help tackle sexual abuse within the Church.

02:25Fratelli e sorelle, questa è la vergogna.

02:29La vergogna che oggi tutti noi dobbiamo prendere il mano

02:36e chiedere perdono risolvere il problema.

02:40Frances allowed divorced and remarried believers to receive communion,

02:44and approved the baptism of transgender people

02:46and blessings for same-sex couples.

02:49Condonare una persona così è peccato.

02:53E criminalizzare le persone di tendenza omosessuale è una ingiustizia.

03:06Critics accuse the Pope of creating doctrinal confusion

03:09and failing to defend traditional Catholic beliefs on key issues.

03:13Tensions with the conservative Catholics marked the Synod Congress

03:16that met at the Vatican at the end of 2023,

03:18part of a years-long global consultation on the future of the Church,

03:22that Frances now leaves unfinished.

03:24Despite being plagued by health issues over the last years,

03:27he kept up a relentless schedule at both the Vatican and frequent trips abroad,

03:32including a four-nation Asia-Pacific tour in September 2024.

03:37Frances' desire to chart a different path was evident right to the end,

03:52with the decision to be buried not at St. Peter's Basilica,

03:55but at Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore.

03:57He will become the first Pope in more than a hundred years

04:00to be laid to rest outside the Vatican,

04:02also rejecting the tradition of Popes having three nested coffins,

04:06instead choosing to be buried in just one.

04:08His death sets in motion centuries-old traditions,

04:11which will culminate in a gathering of a conclave of Cardinals to choose a successor.

04:16In the meantime, the day-to-day running of the Vatican will be held by the Carmelengo,

04:20a senior cardinal, currently Dublin-born Kevin Farrell.

04:46To be continued...

04:57Here, the last game it was,

04:59a new one on the inside of the Vatican.

05:04Then, in the next game,

05:05you're a member of the glaube-to-day working!

05:07The last few months…

05:09What happened next?

05:10The second game!

05:13The last game.

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