Washington:
President Donald Trump and his White Home predecessor Joe Biden led the way in which in paying respects from america for Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88.
Trump, who has had a typically thorny relationship with the Vatican, issued a brief put up on his Fact Social platform, saying: “Relaxation in Peace Pope Francis! Could God Bless him and all who liked him!”
Biden, who was solely the second Roman Catholic to function US president, hailed the late pope as “in contrast to any who got here earlier than him.”
“Pope Francis shall be remembered as some of the consequential leaders of our time and I’m higher for having identified him,” Biden wrote on X alongside an image of him and the Pope.Â
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, additionally a Catholic, stated he was “saddened” and added “we unite in prayer with Catholics worldwide for the repose of the pontiff’s soul and for this era of transition for the Catholic Church.”
There have been additionally statements from high congressional leaders, with senior Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer citing the late pope’s “compassion and love for the much less lucky.”
“His papacy shall be remembered as a beacon of sunshine and hope in opposition to the darkness. My prayers are with the billions of individuals as we speak who’re mourning his loss.”
The highest Democrat within the Home of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, stated the pope had “humbly” served the poor and recalled a 2015 deal with by Pope Francis to a joint session of Congress as a “triumphant, bipartisan” occasion.
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