He crisscrossed the planet, visiting countries and regions at the end of the world in which no pope had ever gone. From his trips to the Far North Canadian, in 2022, in Mongolia, in 2023, in East Timor or in Papua New Guinea, in 2024, the faithful and the leaders of the whole world will keep a particularly lively memory. The reactions of the heads of state flocked on Monday, April 21, as soon as the death of Pope Francis, in the middle of the morning, on Monday.
The event surprised the whole world. Admittedly, the sovereign pontiff, recovering after his five weeks in the hospital, had come close to death twice in February. But that did not prevent him, on Easter Sunday, the day before his death, from giving himself a tour in papamobile and a meeting with the American vice-president, J. D. Vance. “I was happy to see him, even if he was obviously very sick. But I will always remember him for (…) The homily he pronounced at the very beginning of the Cavid-19 pandemic. It was beautiful “commented the latter on the social network X.
In Italy, where the popes have always maintained close relationships with politicians, the reaction was quick. The president of the council, Giorgia Meloni, with views however radically opposed to those of François, in particular on the question of migrants, but who has always been able to agree with him, paid tribute to him, on X: “Pope Francis asked the world, once again, the courage to change course, to follow a path that” does not destroy, but cultivates, repairs, protects “. We will walk in this direction to seek the path of peace, continue the common good and build a fairer and more equitable society. »»
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Source: Lemonde