Russell Crowe is back in the news after a Rome tweet that packed a punch about Pope Francis’ passing, making the sunshine sad in Crowe’s way: “A beautiful day in Rome, but, sad days for the faithful. RIP Francis.” So raw and right to the feels.
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And my God, the replies? It had its own mood for real. Gothic Heart with that Gladiator soundtrack flex. “Look at this beautiful and heartbreaking video of Pope Francis to the Gladiator soundtrack.” Like why are you gonna do that? That’s just tears for me. Please, pass the tissues.
Echo Tangent kept it spiritual: “Pope Francis is with the Lord. May he rest in His peace.” Brief. Sweet. What more is there to say there? Then Diana Le gave us emotional whiplash: “Oh no 😭 Did the pope pass? He did a good job 👍” Wait…what? Crying and then thumbs up??? How iconic and chaotic.
International crow did flop too. Rita Russo blessed: “You’re right, it’s a very sad day for the faithful, and even for those who aren’t Catholic. Francis was a great pope because he was a great person.” Preach. Silvia Sissi kept it down in the cut with “Ti voglio bene” (I love you), less sometimes equals a lot more.
But wait- RAMJUGGLER knocked it out with hot lead: “Would be very good if a Benedict type would become pope now- throw out the poisonous woke zeitgeist.” Well! There goes the theological debate nobody expected at 7 a.m. In contrast, Joshua Myth said, “I’ve disagreed with Pope Francis’ theology but believe I’ll see him in Heaven.” Now that is how you keep it classy.
Random moment? Maria Fernanda under a tweet about the pope passing: “Wau. You are beautiful!!!” Ma’am?? What is that, whiplash?? We can’t.
The real ones know though: AndreaB says what we all think: “The Greatest Pope of modern times.” Liz0044 feelings-poeting with a not-so-casual: “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die.” Damn. Right in the soul.
Even Father Chris Vor blessed the timeline: “Thank you for this. May Pope Francis rest in peace.” When the clergy shows up in your replies, you know that magic is being birthed.
Russell out here forming a coalition of die-hard Catholics and casual ones. That’s the magic of Pope Francis – and magic of a celebrity tweet right at the time. Quite sunny in Rome but the mood? Heavy. Beautifully heavy.
Who’s getting goosebumps when DanielS hit us with that Gladiator callback? “What we do in life…” LOL BRB watching the whole movie now. The circle of life hits different today.
Be it. However one felt about Papa Francesco, today is a day of respect. As for Russell Crowe, he nailed it. As always. Dude stays winning at social media even when the subject is loss. Legend behavior.
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Rest easy, Francis. The world is a little dimmer without you. But like Nieki124 said: “When an angel is travelling, the sun is shining in a blue sky.” Today’s sky? Bluer than blue.
This story originally appeared on Celebrityinsider
