Open or attached hands, kneeling or standing, faithful collected themselves in the metropolitan cathedral of Buenos Aires, Monday, April 21, after learning, at the time of alarm clock in South America, from Pope Francis to the Vatican. It was to the imposing golden altar of this cathedral that the one called Jorge Bergoglio celebrated mass as archbishop of the capital, before joining the Vatican, in 2013. “The pope wanted peace for everyone. (…) He taught us so much to love ”stated the officiant, while several ceremonies were organized in honor of the Pope in the cathedral, located a stone's throw from the presidential palace.
At the entrance, Leonardo Bazzani, 45, deposits a kiss on a crucifix. “I feel very great sadness, pain, a vacuum”reports this travel agent, the voice weary. “It was one of ours, simple, open. Even when he became a pope, he maintained his spontaneity and his humor ”confides this Catholic who salutes the man of Church and field. Archbishop, Jorge Bergoglio refused the gilding of his function, walked the streets of Buenos Aires and encouraged the policy of “Priests of slums”namely their installation on site, as close as possible to the poor life of the faithful.
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Source: Lemonde