Argentinian President Javier Milei declared seven days of nationwide mourning in Argentina and introduced he shall be touring to Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral.
“We ship our condolences to the Bergoglio household,” the press launch from Milei said. “The President stands with all those that profess the Catholic religion and acknowledge the Supreme Pontiff as a religious chief throughout this unhappy time.”
Pope Francis holds an Argentina flag outdoors the Metropolitan cathedral in Rio de Janeiro, July 25, 2013.
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Milei posted on his private X account, as effectively: “With deep sorrow, I realized this unhappy morning that Pope Francis has handed away. Regardless of variations that appear minor now, it was a real honor to have identified him in his kindness and knowledge. As President, as an Argentine, and basically, as a person of religion, I bid farewell to the Holy Father.”
Archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Garcia Cuerva additionally paid tribute, saying Francis was “the pope of the poor and the marginalized.”
Francis’ soccer Membership San Lorenzo bid farewell to their particular fan with a video of the pontiff on the stadium. San Lorenzo Stadium is positioned in Flores, the neighborhood the place Francis was born.
“He wasn’t simply any fan, he was all the time one in every of us. A crow when he was a child and when he was a person… a crow as a priest and as a cardinal… And a crow because the Pope,” the soccer staff posted on X.
Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi additionally bid farewell to Pope Francis on Instagram. Messi posted an image of him and the pope, calling him “a special form of Pope, one which felt nearer to us, an Argentine one.”
“RIP Pope Francis. Thanks for making the world a greater place. We are going to miss you,” Messi added.
The Argentinian Soccer Affiliation known as off all video games on Monday to mourn the pope’s passing.
-ABC Information’ Ellie Kaufman and Aicha Elhammar
