After the news of Pope Francis’s death this Monday, April 21President Gustavo Petro referred to the fact, noting that he had “a great friend” and that he feels “alone.”
“I was a great friend. I feel something alone. He perfectly understood his role as a spiritual leader in the great struggle for life. In the greedy causes of extinction“He said in a trill that was accompanied by a video in which he recalls his encounter with the pontiff.
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“Its encyclicals will go down in history if we are able to build a humanity that defends its greatest good: life. Until always: Francisco“Petro added.
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I was a great friend. I feel something alone.
He perfectly understood his role as a spiritual leader in the great struggle for life. In the greedy causes of extinction.
His encyclicals will go down in history if we are able to build a humanity that defends his eldest … pic.twitter.com/O8wjflksol
– Gustavo Petro (@Petrogustavo) April 21, 2025
In the 53 -second video, the meeting was remembered with the Argentine Pontiff in January 2024, in which he assured that They had found points in common, not only in religious, but also politically. “He was inspiring around this issue, of the new relationship of the human being with nature“, held.
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Then, He stressed that the role of the Catholic Church has been key – throughout history – in all peace processes, with the ELN and with the EMCetc.
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