The Death of Pope Francis

The biggest story of this week is the death of Pope Francis, a man who led the Roman Catholic Church for 12 years and left behind a legacy marked more by silence than doctrinal change. As Protestants, we do not share Catholic theology, but we recognize the weight of this moment for our Catholic friends and mourn with them in their grief, as Scripture calls us to in Romans 12:15. Yet we must also heed the sobering lesson from Hebrews 2:1—that spiritual drift begins not with bold defiance, but with quiet compromise. Pope Francis’s refusal to clearly defend biblical morality, especially on issues of marriage and sexuality, should concern us all. In a time when the world desperately needs moral clarity, the church must speak with conviction.