The bells of the churches of Morocco have not resounded since the independence of the kingdom in 1956, but the places of Catholic worship in the major cities of the country were not killed. From Tangier to Agadir via Casablanca and Rabat, the Pascales masses praised, Monday, April 21, the memory of Pope Francis, died at 88 years old. On the same day, King Mohammed VI transmitted his condolences to the dean of the Cardinals College, whose voter members will have to designate François' successor. Among them, the Archbishop of Rabat, Cardinal Cristobal Lopez Romero, who will attend the funeral of the Pope in Rome.
A month before his disappearance, Mohammed VI had addressed François his “Prompt and full recovery wishes”. The palace followed its situation closely, informed by its ambassador to the Vatican, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui, and by the apostolic nuncio in Morocco, Alfred Xuereb. Over the years, the sovereign had established with the pope a special relationship, punctuated by the official congratulations that François sent him to each feast of the throne. What was Mohammed VI responded to every anniversary of his “Investiture at the papal mission”.
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Source: Lemonde