About 250 thousand people visited the Francisco funeral on Plaza -e -San -Pedro and surround on Saturday, according to the updated data of the Vatican.
The ceremony ended after 12.00 local time (10.00 according to Greenwich), with the participation of thousands of believers who filled the area, the maximum capacity of which is 40 thousand people, and extends through the surrounding areas, especially along the reconciliation route, the Great Prospekt, which leads to the Vatican Square.
Francisco was “among people”, recalls Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re in Homly
He Pope Francis This Saturday, he was remembered for the residence of his funeral conducted on Plaza -e -e – San Pedro for “without ceasing to increase your voice, begging the world” and devoting oneself ”to the latter of Earth“Like poor and migrants.
“Faced with the beginning of many War In these years, with the inhuman and countless horrors of the dead and destruction “, Pope Francis He did not stop raising his voice, begging the world and an invitation of wisdom, honest negotiations to find possible solutions, ”he said Giovanni Battista ReCollege Dean Karenalisio.
Cardinal responsible for the waiter war This is only the death of people, the destruction of houses, hospitals and schools. A War is always Leave the world worse than before, since all this is always painful and tragic defeat. “
In his sermon, I also emphasize that he was a pontif “among people”, “with Open heart All “and what he devoted to” the last of Earth And marginalized. “
“He established direct contact with people, trying to be there for everyone, with noticeable attention to those who had difficulties, devoting himself to think about everything, even in the last residents of the Earth and in the marginal. It was dad Among people, with an open heart for everyone, ”added Re.
The cardinal also recalled one of the most famous phrases of his pontificate: “Build bridges, not walls”, a phrase uttered in the presence of the president USAIN Donald TrumpAnd other world leaders.
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At the beginning of his sermon Reputation He emphasized that “his last image, which will remain in our eyes and in our hearts,” is the image of the past Easter Sunday When “despite serious health problems, he wanted to give us his blessing from the balcony San Pedro basilica And then he went down to this square to greet from the papavon. “
“Despite his fragility and last suffering, Pope Francis decided to follow this path of donation until the last day of his earthly life,” he said.
The cardinal also emphasized “his characteristic dictionary and his language, rich in images and metaphors,” and his “great spontaneity and informal way to turn to everything, even people, far from the church”
“His hospitable and listening to charisma, along with the method of acting of current sensitivity, affected the heart, trying to arouse moral and spiritual energy,” he added.
He also emphasized his idea that ” Church This is a house for everyone; A house with open doors ”, as well as their attention in favor of refugees, moved and poor.
And in this regard, he quoted that it was important that his first trip went to Lampedus, “an island that is a symbol of the tragedy of emigration with thousands of people drowning in the sea” or also traveling to the Greek island Lesbos And the celebration of the mass on the border between Mexico and the United States, on the occasion of a trip to Mexico.
Re also recalled “his 47 difficult apostolic trips,” in particular, in particular, in 2021, which were “a balm for the open wounds of the Iraqi population, which suffered from the inhuman work of the Islamic state” to one of the last Asia-Ozenos, where he entered throughout the world. ”
And he came to the conclusion, remembering that Francisco He finished his speeches and meetings, saying: “Do not forget to pray for me.”
“Dear Pope Francis, now we ask you to rule us, and that you will bless the Church from heaven, bless Rome, bless the whole world, as you did last Sunday from the balcony of this basilica in the last embrace with all the people of God, but ideally with humanity, which is looking for the truth with a sincere heart and has a high mountain of hopes,” he searches for the house and he searches for the house. The truth with a sincere heart has a mountain of hope, ”he finished.
With information EFE