The whole world cries the departure of Pope Francisdeceased on Monday in the Vatican at 88. Political, religious and social leaders expressed their regret through social network X, where they shared condolences messages and highlighted the spiritual, human and social legacy of the Argentine Pontiff.
The news of his death shocked millions of faithful, especially after yesterday he saw it briefly from the Apostolic Palace window, where he offered a visibly weakened Pascual message. His fragile state of health, aggravated in recent weeks for respiratory complications, had already lit alarm signals in the Vatican.
Francisco, who carried out the pontificate since 2013, confronted a series of ailments in his last years, but never ceased to be close to the town, even in his most delicate moments. His body gave in the early hours of Monday to move on to immortality. From the social networks, numerous presidents and heads of states were honored to fire him. While the bells of Rome bend by the pontiff who led the Catholic Church for more than a decade, millions of faithful prepare to pay tribute to a farewell that promises to be historical.
In an extensive dedication, from Brazil, the president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva He said: “Today, humanity loses the voice of respect and acceptance towards others. Pope Francis lived and propagated in his daily life love, tolerance and solidarity that are the basis of Christian teachings. As taught by the prayer of San Francisco de Asís, the Argentine Jorge Bergoglio sought tirelessly bringing love where there was hate where there was discord. The same, living in the same house, our planet, which urgently needs our care. “
“With its simplicity, courage and empathy, Francisco brought the issue of climate change to the Vatican. He vigorously criticized the economic models that led humanity to produce so many injustices. He showed that this same model is the one that generates the inequality between countries and people. And he has always been next to those who need it most: the poor, the refugees, the young people, the elderly and the victims of the war Prejudice.
Sharing two photos of Pope Francis, one with Donald Trump and another with the United States vice president, converted to Catholicism, JD Vance, The Republican Presidency fired the Pontifice. The former president of the United States, Joe Bidenfervent Catholic, he said: “Jill and I are deeply saddened by the death of Pope Francis. His moral leadership and his commitment to the values of the Gospel made the world a more hopeful place. It was a spiritual guide for believers of all religions.” “Perhaps it perhaps left at the moment in which the world most needed it. Anyway he always knew what he felt and thought, to whom he had to hear. And commitment. Pope Francis left a clear mark, a path to follow. Yamandú OrsiUruguayan president was one of the first to post.
From Italy, the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni He said: “Italy dismisses a Pope who chose humility and closeness to the people. Francisco brought the voice of the poor to the center of the church. Our country, and especially Rome, cries his loss.” And live, in a telephone call to a local medium, the leader remembered her link with the high priest of the Catholic Church. While in Mexico, the president Claudia Sheinbaum He affirmed: “Pope Francis dies. A humanist who opted for the poor, peace and equality. He leaves a great legacy of true love of neighbor. For Catholics and those who are not, it is a great loss. Having known it was a great honor and privilege. Rest in peace.”
The French president Emmanuel Macron He wrote: “From Buenos Aires to Rome, Pope Francis wanted the Church to take joy and hope to the poorest. That he would unite people with each other and with nature. That this hope is eternally renazate beyond him. To all Catholics, to a afflicted world, my wife and I send our thoughts ..” The UN Secretary General, the UN Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, He also joined the signs of regret: “Pope Francis was a tireless defender of human dignity, social justice and peace. His voice resonated beyond faith. The world has lost a unique moral leader.”
Pedro Sánchezpresident of the Government of Spain: “The world loses an ethical and spiritual reference. Francisco promoted justice, peace and dialogue between cultures. Spain remembers it with affection. Olaf ScholzChancellor of Germany: “Pope Francis knew how to unite faith and reason, spirituality and action. His struggle for climate change and global justice left their mark.” “Deeply hurt by the death of His Holiness Pope Francis. In this moment of pain and memory, I transmit my most sincere condolences to the World Catholic Community,” the head of government of India published on the X platform after knowing the sad news. Narendra Modi He said that Pope Francis will always be remembered as an example of compassion, humility and spiritual courage by millions of people around the world.
Ukraine and Russia were among the dedications. Volodimir ZelenskiPresident of Ukraine: “We appreciate his constant call to peace in times of war. His voice was always a moral lighthouse for our nation.” While Vladimir PutinRussian leader: “Pope Francis promoted respect between religions and peoples. On behalf of Russia, I express my regret for his death.” He Dalai Lamaspiritual leader of Buddhism, he referred to the death of Pope Francis, which occurred on Monday at dawn in the Vatican, and stressed that the pontiff “dedicated himself to service to others.”
The King Carlos III From England he said Monday that he was “deeply sad” for the death of Pope Francis, who served the world with “devotion throughout his life.” The monarch said that his “sorry heart” was “somewhat relieved” because of the fact that the Pope could have “shared a Pascua message with the church and the world he served with devotion throughout his life” and added that he was “very moved” for having been able to visit Francisco in the Vatican on April 9.
At the local level, the president Javier Milei He published on Monday a message for the death of the Pope, in which he highlighted the “goodness and wisdom” of the Pontiff. In his account of X, the Argentine head of state stressed: “With deep pain I found out this sad morning that Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio, died today and is already resting in peace” and concluded: “Despite differences that today are minors, he could have known him in his goodness and wisdom True honor for me.
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