Of Course, Pope Francis Waited for Easter to Die

Many things will be said about the death of Pope Francis today. Many of them will have to do with politics and controversy. That he met with the vice president of the United States the last day of his life certainly won’t be missed in the coverage.

But this pope of the peripheries, as he will forever be known — from South America, so often associating himself with those who would otherwise be most forgotten — was first and foremost a spiritual father.