Eric de Moulins-Beaufort could not avoid the topic that has agitated the Catholic community in recent days. In his closing speech at the Plenary Assembly in Lourdes, the president of the French Episcopal Conference spoke about the Pope’s possible visit to Corsica, to Ajaccio, on December 14 and 15, although he did not confirm it. .
After discussing the reopening date of Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, December 8, the Archbishop of Reims stated: “If it turns out that Pope Francis is coming to Ajaccio next week, as rumored.” It is the first time that Mr. de Moulins-Beaufort has officially addressed the issue, although several sources have confirmed World that this trip was increasingly safer.
Then he added: “The joy of the Corsicans will be at least as great as that of the Marseilles last yearcontinued the archbishop of Reims – the Pope spent two days in the city of Bouches-du-Rhône in September 2023 within the framework of the Mediterranean Meetings. We thank the Pope for the attention he has given to our country in one of its most contrasting cities and grateful for the attention that he could still provide on an island that suffers and waits, in which he represents many others. »
“You see, it was more of a positive speech.”slid towards World a bishop at the end of the speech, in reference to several sources who mentioned a chill in the assembly after the announcement of the Pope’s arrival in Corsica. The reason: the absence of the sovereign pontiff at the reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris, on December 8, five years after the fire that partially destroyed it. TO “day of light”promised Eric de Moulins-Beaufort.
