Virginia Democrats Mourn Pope Francis, Say He “modeled humility and compassion,” Was a “tirelessly humble and visionary leader” for the Poor, the Environment, etc.

See below for reactions by Virginia Democrats to the death of Pope Francis – all mourning his loss, praising him for being a compassionate leader, a champion for the poor, the environment, etc.  Personally, I’m not religious at all, but I did admire most aspects of  Pope Francis’ moral leadership, with the one exception of his “both sides” treatment of the Russian assault against Ukraine – note that Ukraine’s Catholics “expressed sorrow at the death of Pope Francis, but also lingering hurt that the Roman Catholic pontiff had not taken Ukraine’s side in its war with Russia.”  Just baffling on that one – a major moral blind spot in an otherwise overwhelmingly exemplary moral compass. Rest in peace.