Pope Francis, who died today at age 88, took Roman Catholicism back to street level and brought the papacy down to earth through sheer personableness, Paul Elie writes. “In a historic moment characterized by autocrats and would-be autocrats, Francis was the antithesis of a strongman.

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 Pope Francis, who died today at age 88, took Roman Catholicism back to street level and brought the papacy down to earth through sheer personableness, Paul Elie writes. “In a historic moment characterized by autocrats and would-be autocrats, Francis was the antithesis of a strongman. 

He was the model of the world leader as a shrewd, searching, and practical man who faced hard choices in vexing circumstances, and responded humbly,” Elie continues. “He was the Pope whom people of our time encountered as akin to themselves, not as an authority figure or an object of veneration. His humanity was the best argument for the beliefs he represented.” Read his full remembrance

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