“The Holy Father has passed away. With his departure, a chapter closes that, like all public figures of great influence, has sparked diverse reactions. Some venerate him, remember him with gratitude, and celebrate his spiritual, moral, and institutional legacy. Others, however, criticize him harshly, question his decisions, or doubt his influence. This tension is neither exceptional nor surprising. History does not record a single person who has been unanimously accepted. All leadership, no matter how high, provokes both support and rejection. It is part of human nature that a figure of such stature provokes both admiration and dissent. The universality of divided judgment does not diminish the importance of his role, but it reminds us that all memory is plural and that respect does not imply forgetting the nuances.”
Prabhuji
