The mourning for Francisco’s death remains perched on the hearts of his faithful. The means responsible for officially spreading the news of the Vatican wanted to pay tribute to the first Latin American Pope in history, through a short video that reviews his life.
The footage, published a few hours ago, shows how the Pope evolved until he became the highest hierarchical figure of the Catholic religion. With unpublished images and video sequences, reinforces the poetic side of the Argentine and showing it in its most human facet.
Two and a half minutes are enough to present the most important moments in the life of the Supreme Pontifice. In this tribute, the personality of one of the most important political celebrities of this century is reviewed.
Papa Francisco Photo:AFP
From his early years and his beginning in the Church, to his ordination as bishop, That simple style that caused his pastoral work in the Archdiocese of Buenos Aires is highlighted.
It also revives that historic afternoon of March 13, 2013, When he was presented as the new leader of the Catholic Churchsince that day he began to know how Francisco and began a papacy marked by emotionality and the strong separation of his personality in issues such as ostentation and luxury.
Tributes to the Pope
Since the news of his death was announced, The world has turned to pay tribute to the first Latin American Pope. Several celebrities and influential people in the world have expressed their condolences with the Argentine people and with whom they once knew and could treat the Supreme Pontiff.
Francisco imposed his hands on the boy, blessed him and prayed for him. Photo:Cortesía Paula Jaramillo Destouesse
Artists such as Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Sanz, Russell Crowe, Martin Scorsese, among many others, wanted to highlight the life and work of one of the potatoes with the greatest impact of the 21st century.
The Pope preferred direct contact with the people despite the risks. Photo:The globe
The Pope and Social Networks
Francisco was a modern Pope. The use of their social networks was a fundamental part of the new discipleship he wanted to do. In social networks such as X and Instagram, he spread messages of love and tried to bring people closer to reconciliation and the understanding of the other.
In the digital spaces he used, his pastoral and direct style did not change, despite the barriers that the language sometimes put.
The different calls he made from their accounts, became messages of high value and motivation for those who enjoyed their simple language and their way of inviting human changeeither. He tried to adapt his humble style to the new digital spaces that were presented to him during his pontificate.
The use of social networks has allowed Francisco’s papacy to be remembered as a papacy who answered the questions of his faithful. That catapulted him towards the projected image of A modern church, open to dialogue, and regret the errors of its past. For many, the void will be very difficult to fill.
Ricardo Castañeda
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