#Francis himself is also a lapsed Catholic who is familiar enough with it to not like Fridays due to Good Friday and the Sorrowful Mysteries

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Sometimes I wonder if Francis’s suicide note is partially inspired by the Introductory Rites of a Catholic Mass or the Act of Contrition. Knowing Donna Tartt is a Catholic convert makes me feel like it could have been intentional even if it’s not worded the same. It has the same energy:

Francis’s note

Forgive me for all the things I did, but mostly for the ones that I did not.

Introductory Rite:

… I have sinned through my own fault in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and what I have failed to do…

Act of Contrition

My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things.