Former President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has expressed profound sorrow at the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, praising him as a beacon of religious harmony and tolerance.
“I have received today, Holy Monday of the Angel, the sorrowful news of the passing of the venerable Bishop of Rome, Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, His Holiness Pope Francis.” he wrote in a Facebook post.
“Since his election, the late Pope Francis has been a latent force of tolerance and inter-religious cooperation. He had given the world a clear indication of what his papacy would be in his choice of a papal name, Francis, after the great pilgrim Francis of Assisi”
With the words, “Pope Francis’ twelve-year service as Pope has been one of genuine care for the downtrodden and the poor,” President Akufo-Addo emphasized the Pope’s commitment to the underprivileged.
Recalling their encounters in the Vatican, he also commended the Pope’s dedication to world peace and Africa’s advancement.
“His deep concern for and vigorous pursuit of global peace and the progress of Africa had been consistently expressed during the times I had the privilege of meeting him at the Vatican. He was, indeed, God’s treasured gift to our world of today,” he said.
“We pray that this great servant of humanity finds rest in the bosom of the creator until the last day of the resurrection, when we shall all meet again,” the former president said, expressing his condolences to the Catholic community and Christendom.
The Vatican said in a video message on Monday that Pope Francis, the first Latin American head of the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on April 21, 2025.
He was eighty-eight.
Source: newsthemegh.com