Bad time to die

The death of Pope Francis has saddened half the world, but it has also caused deep sighs of relief. She was a Chinese woman in the shoe of a ruling elite – political, economic and ecclesiastical – who in recent years has extended her dominion from ultra-conservative postulates and beliefs based on the most iron orthodoxy. Dark times come and Bergoglio was a ray of light for many, not only as the highest reference of Catholics, but also as a spir…