- April 26, 2025
- 01:06
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Rome.- Just as when he assumed on March 19, 2013 he had gathered the powerful of the Earth with the last ones, the Pope of the end of the world who proclaimed his entire life the culture of the meeting, will do the same again this Saturday, as he left it established, in his final farewell.
In a solemn funeral that he wanted it to be simple, because the one who is saying goodbye “He is a shepherd and not a monarch”as they remembered on Friday morning in the Vatican, Donald Trump, his predecessor, will be, his predecessor, Joe Biden, Giorgia Meloni, Emmanuel Macron, Javier Milei, Lula da Silvadon Felipe And Doña Joy, Ursula von der Leyen And follow the list …
At the solemn funeral, which will take place from the 10 stores (5 in Argentina) in a place in San Pedro crowded and armored by extreme security measures, there will be At least 50 heads of state, a dozen reigning sovereign, ministers, rulers, ambassadors, religious leaders of various creeds, diplomats. But, as was his will, his favorite children will not be missing: Your friend the cartonero, Sergio Sánchez -What was also at the Pontificate Opening Mass- and also trans, poor, prostitutes, migrants and detainees who obtained a special permit.
It will be an unprecedented funeral not only for this summit of powerful and marginalized. In addition, because for the first time in decades, the Pope will not be buried in the Basilica of San Pedro. Francisco’s coffin – which this Friday was closed in a private rite chaired by Cardinal Camarlengo after being fired by more than 250,000 people – will then be transferred in a procession, which will surely be imposing, to the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor. His funeral car, in effect, will travel the 6 kilometers that divide the two papal basilicas, crossing the historical heart of Rome in a man of Rome -Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza Venezia, Fori Imperial-, to give occasion to the thousands of people who will not be able to access the Vatican area, also to say goodbye to the also call “Pope of the people.”
In a farewell that had evidently planned for many years, when he arrived at the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor, his favorite, where his favorite Virgin is located, will receive him in their stairs a group of forgotten of the world, with a white rose -su favorite flower- in hand.
Hours before, at the solemn mass, which will be chaired by Cardinal Italian Giovanni Battista ReDean of the Cardenalicio College and will be concelebrated by cardinals, bishops and priests, there will be many young people. Although the death of Carlo de Acutis was canceled due to the death of the Pope, which should have taken place on Sunday, the jubilee of adolescents was not suspended. And this Saturday was impressive the number of young people who approached the Vatican to say goodbye, with great joy, banners, songs, of an 88 -year -old Pope, but a young soul and open to “Everyone, all, all.”
The Argentines will not be missing, anonymous – the vast majority – and known. President Milei will have a privileged position, in the front row, in a VIP sector to the right of the altar, for being the president of the Pontiff’s country. He will be sitting next to the Italian delegation presided by her friend, Giorgia MeloniPresident Sergio Mattarella and others, which will continue with the crowned heads. And then, as indicated by the protocol, with the other countries, placed so that there are no jealousy and envy, according to an order based on the French alphabet, instead of United States of America will be Ethats-UNIS.
Several relatives of Pope Bergoglio will also be present, who are direct nephews, farther branches of branches, such as Córdoba, as well as the Piedmonta branch. The only living sister of the Pope, María Elena, the youngest of the five Bergoglio, who has not been good for years and who could never see her brother dressed as a potato dressed, will not be present.
José María del Corralone of the presidents of the Scholas Occurrentes movement, who at the Mass of Asunción de Francisco was in the front row with his White Undiff, will also be present. And several other Argentine friends such as his exvocero in the time of Buenos Aires archbishop, the priest Guillermo markedwho traveled with the Muslim leader Omar Abboud And to Rabbi Daniel Goldmanthe three founders of the Institute for Religious Dialogue.
“We were with Daniel and Omar, the three together, praying for a while in the burning chapel in front of his coffin, a prayer of response, Omar in his language and Daniel in Hebrew, thanking God for the gift of their friendship and so many things lived together, especially the fruits of the IDI,” he told La Nacion.
And dressed in your worker clothes and shoes, will also be your cartonero friend, Sergio Sánchez.
“Francis has accustomed us to certain words that make us better understand the Gospel: Brotherhood, proximity, discarded, discernment, tenderness, mercy … They are words that have charged a completely new freshness and flavor. Francis has managed to translate the gospel for simple people. It is something that is clearly seen in the thousands and thousands of people, the majority simple people, who are going through the Basilica of San Pedro to pay tribute to Francisco and say goodbye to him, ”the Neapolitan Capuchin friar Agnello Stoia, who since June 2021 is pastor of the Basilica of San Pedro told La Nacion.
“The vast majority of the 250,000 that passed in these three days, were people of the town, simple people. I have seen people from other religions, I have seen many invalid people who have made hours of tail to greet Francisco, I have seen many, many young people … a huge variety of people, which shows how enormously transversal his message was“He added.” I don’t know how much case they will have done Francisco the greats of the land that will come to the funeral, how much they will have heard the words of a pope who has given testimony of peace, but His message did fit among the townspeople”He said.
The Capuchino friar saw Pope Francis for the last time on Sunday, April 6. Then, after passing through the Basilica, he appeared for the first time in public from his high of the Gemelli, with nasal cannulas, at the end of the Mass of the Jubilee of the sick. “I think Francisco wanted to die with his boots put and, thank God, he did not die in the hospital. He was not afraid to show that he was a sick, fragile man. His death, the day after his blessing “Urbi et Orbi” and his last round in Papamóvil through the Plaza de San Pedro, he has Easter perfume, “he concluded, excited.
