Unfortunately, this kindly grandfather figure, by fusing the Papacy with Modernism, contributed mightily to the armory of the Antichrist.
Give me a break! None of you know the full gravity of the cross he had to carry. Respect to the last pope of the Catholic Church!
@Boanerges Boanerges We all carry our Crosses. I said nothing disrespectful about his person. As for his Modernism - instead of asking me to give you a break, why not offer contra-evidence if that's what you believe? Thunder more with your intellect and less with your emotions.
Essentially he is saying that he had no plans to ask the Father for the strength to be that shepherd.