About to embark back to Brazil, the president thanked God for ‘allowing him to follow the departure of a man who marked history’ and considered that Brazilian entourage fulfilled ‘duty as Christians and politicians’
On the morning of Saturday (26), and Brazilian entourage participated in the exequial mass, which preceded the funeral of the in Rome. After the ceremony is completed, the pontiff’s body was taken to the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where it will be buried. Under sequence, directly from Roma Leonardo da Vinci’s International Airport, the president of Brazil talked briefly with journalists at the scene and regretted the death of the pontiff. “We lost the most important religious leader of this first quarter of the 21st century. Pope Francis was not just a Pope. He cares about hunger, with and with the people of the whole world. So, I think our coming here is a thank you to God to allow us to follow the departure of a man who marked history, ”said Lula.
About to embark back to Brazil, the petista also praised the participation of the entourage that accompanied him on the international trip. “I am grateful that the president of the Senate came with me, our dear mayor, our ministers, deputies, and my wife, Janja. Because people had effectively in Brazil a great appreciation for behavior as man and religious Pope Francis. So, I think it was a debt we paid to a man who provided services to humanity.”
Amid expectations for the next name that will be nominated for office after the conclave, Lula commented that ‘he had wanted to God that the next Pope is like that equal to him.’ The president praised the heart of Pope Jesuit as well as his religious commitments and with the fight against inequality. “I return to Brazil certain that we do our duty, as Christians, as religious and as politicians, to come to the funeral of an admirable person like Pope Francis,” Lula said.
