Leo messi He expressed his regret on Pope Francis’ death on Monday in a message on his Instagram account where he said his countryman had made the world “a better place.”
“Different, close, Argentine Pope … Qepd (can rest) Pope Francis”, Star of Argentine. “Thank you for making the world a better place. We will miss you”he added.
The footballer’s words were accompanied by a photo in which he appeared with Pope Francis in 2013 when the Argentine team met with Pontip after some selection with the leader of the Catholic Church.
During the reception, held before Albiceleste faced the Italian group in a friendly in respect of the new Pontiff, Messi received a small olive tree from Francisco, A gift for the Argentine National Team.
The meeting was excited for Argentine’s striker, eight years later gave the Pope an autograph shirt of Paris Saint German (PSG), the team on which he played.
After receiving the shirt, Pope Francis honored the Argentine star. “Thanks for the proximity, thank you for the testimony and you will not upload the fumes to your head”Francisco said in an interview with the Argentine news agency Télam in 2021.
Pope Francis died Monday at his home of Santa Marta’s home, after more than two months of breathing problems keeping him hospitalized for 38 days in Italy capital.
Source: La Verdad
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