Day of Vestiges, 44th of Spring, 525 M.E. (Castor): I'm not going to let the passing of Pope Francis go by without comment. He died last Monday, and his funeral was held at the Vatican today among church dignitaries and heads of state.

I'm obviously not a Catholic and there's much of the church's dogma that I find destructive and hurtful, but as popes go, Francis seemed to be a pretty good one. He practiced what he preached, notably humility, and is famous for washing the feet of the homeless and foregoing a lot of the finery and foppery associated with past popes. He was buried in a common graveyard away from the Vatican. He was critical of Trump's deportations and treatment of refugees Famously, regarding gays, he said, "Who am I to judge?"

On the other hand, he categorically rejected the ordination of women as priests. I mean, the pope is still catholic.

Anyway, rest in peace, Francis. Impermanence is swift.