Human Events Daily host Jack Posobiec spoke about the passing of Pope Francis on Monday’s episode. During the broadcast, he was joined by Catholic philosopher Taylor Marshall to talk about the impact of Pope Francis’s death and what could come next for the Church.

“The seat is vacant. The fisherman’s ring has been broken. Pope Francis’ authority has ended. Pope Francis has passed on. Requiescat in pace,” Posobiec said. “So, when a pope dies, there is a process that takes place. The confirmation of death is made by the Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, he confirms it, the fisherman’s ring, the signet is then destroyed, signifying the end of his authority, the end his papacy. Obviously it also prevents misuse, as he uses it to seal official documents.”

“We are now in the first of the nine days of mourning during which, in the Vatican, all official church business and official proceedings will be halted, with preparations for the burial of Pope Francis. I have seen some reports, by the way, that he may not be, in fact, buried in the crypt beneath St. Peter’s Basilica, so we will look for that,” he continued. “Next, of course, as everyone knows, the conclave of cardinals will meet to choose the next pope, and in fact, the conclave will be held as is tradition, within the confines of the Sistine Chapel itself, behind closed doors.”

Posobiec added, “Only cardinals under 80 years old will now be eligible to vote, and so this will happen within about two weeks. Of course, as the votes are taken, they are then burned and if no pope is chosen in the vote, black smoke will appear above the Sistine Chapel in the chimney. When a pope is, in fact, elected, white smoke will appear, and so I say to all the traditional Catholics out there, get to Rome if you can, be outside the conclave. Pray the rosary loudly in Latin, make your voices heard, now’s the time for the traditional ascendents. We are in a traditional awakening here in the Western Church. Make your voices heard, we will have a pope that believes in the traditional rights of the Catholic faith.”

“Something is clearly going on where people have had enough with the excesses of the secular world, sorry secularists, you guys had your shot,” Posobiec told Marshall. “You blew it on COVID, you blew it on these wars of aggression, we’re done with all of it. It’s time for the return of traditional Christians, for Orthodox Catholics, our eastern brothers are coming on board, everyone’s getting in line with that. I think people need to get there. Dr. Marshall, what I see is a real chance here for the traditional Catholic movement to actually have a voice inside that conclave and a direct impact on it.”

Marshall agreed: “You nailed it, you’re exactly correct. My wife and I over coffee this morning discussing the death of the pope, we were discussing exactly what you said. Everything is in place. We have the onboarding of traditional Catholics, we have young people, you mentioned young women veiling in church, you have men that are 15 to 30, we saw Tulsi Gabbard’s son willingly decide to become a Catholic this year. Young people over college campuses, the campus south of me had 70 young people baptized in the Catholic Church, a church down the street from me had 100 people over the past weekend—there’s a huge swell, and what’s lacking right now, the feature that’s lacking is a Pope who is dynamically orthodox, Biblical, liturgical, who is out in front leading the charge.

"Despite not having that, we're experiencing tremendous growth. It’s not just in the US. France is seeing tremendous numbers over the weekend, and so this is the moment, this is the moment, if the cardinals led by the Holy Spirit elect a man who will make Catholics proud, Catholics can get behind him, not a pope who is more fitted for the United Nations or the European Union or the WHO or Davos, not that kind of pope, but one who is out there preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ, even if it’s unpopular, even if it gets him in trouble.”

According to the Vatican, Pope Francis died at 7:35 am on Monday following a stroke and heart failure. The cause of death was noted in a certificate released by the Holy See, which listed a cerebral stroke, irreversible heart failure, and a range of pre-existing health complications including pneumonia, type II diabetes, and arterial hypertension, reports the Associated Press.

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican Camerlengo, confirmed the pope’s passing in a statement: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father. His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church. He taught us to live the values of the Gospel with faithfulness, courage, and universal love, especially in favor of the poorest and the marginalized.”

Pope Francis had recently been hospitalized for 38 days due to a severe respiratory illness and was released in late March. Among the last international leaders to meet with him was US Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert, who reportedly told Francis, “I pray for you every day. God bless you.”

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