I’m pretty sure the Pope meant that at the time of the Crucifixion of Jesus the Apostles would have maybe thought that Christ had failed. They would soon find out with the Resurrection that Christ was victorious.
You might disagree with the Pope. but isn’t he is as Christian as those that follow and belong to those leftwing mainstream Protestant denominations?
I’m disappointed in the Pope as he seems worse than timid when in the company of tyrants like the Castro brothers and Obama. The world could use a Pope that fought like John Paul II against Communism, but unfortunately Francis is more like Neville Chamberlain.
He won’t fight communism. He has made it clear he is a communist.