Members of the Mala Christian Community of Gaza said they were “hearty” ” over the death of Pope Franciswho called them every night during the war.
The pope was a tried critic IsraelWar in Gauze and used his final appearance to call immediately Ceasefire on “sad” conflict.
Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Died on Monday, at the age of 88After a serious treasury double pneumonia at the beginning of this year.
George Anton, 44, Head of the Emergency Committee in the Church of the Holy Family in Gaza, we said that each day learned us how to be brave, how to be strong and to stay strong. He fought every day in each direction to protect this small herd. “
Francis called the only Catholic Church in the bar, his hours after the war in Gaza began in October 2023. year, Mr. Anton said. He marked the beginning of what the Vatican news described as a night routine throughout the war.
He added that the Pope would commit not to speak not only for the priest but on everyone else in the room.
“We made ourselves about the death of Pope Francis, but we know that he’s going behind the church that cares us for us and that knows us, each of us,” he added one of us, “Each of us added.
“He used to say to everyone: I’m with you, don’t be afraid.”
Pastor Župa Sveta family, Reverend Gabriel Romanelli, told the vatican news that Francis phoned Francis on Saturday night.
The Palestinian writer and poet Mosab Abu Toha mourned the Pope Death, adding that he was “the real man of peace”.
Pope Final Easter Message
The Pope was not chaired over the Vatican Easter mass, but appeared at the end of the event for a twenty-year blessing and a message known as “City and world“In the city and the world.
In the last message before his death, Pontice reiterated the call for truce in Gaza during Short appearance At the main balcony of the St. Peter Basilica, adding the situation in Gaza “is dramatic and squat.”
The Pope is also invited Palestinian Militant group Hamas In order to release the remaining hostages and condemned what he said was a “worrying” trend of anti-Semitism in the world.
“I express the proximity of suffering … of all Israeli people and Palestinian people,” he said the message was reading help aloud.
“I’m appealing to the infected parties: Call the ceasefire, let the hostages come and come to the help of hunger people who seek the future of peace,” he reads.
Previous critique of the Pontiff war
Pope Francis was usually cautious to take part in conflict during his 12 years at the forefront Catholic Church. However, he is a campaign for peace for a devastated enclave, because the war began in October 2023. years.
Before the five-week hospital for pneumonia at the beginning of this year, Francis has increased the criticism of the Israeli military campaign in the Gaza bar.
In the diplomat speech in JanuaryPontif called a humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave “Very serious and embarrassing”.
“We can’t even accept the bombing of civilians,” he said. “We cannot accept that children freeze to death because hospitals were destroyed or the Earth’s energy network is hit.”
In December, Francis suggested that the global community should study whether Israeli is offensive Genocide of Palestinian people. Israeli Minister of the Government publicly condemned Pontif for that proposal.
As the leaders in the region reacted to his death
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Splashed the Pope as a loyal friend of Palestinian people and a global advocate for peace and justice.
Mr. Abbas pointed out in his grief, Papa’s recognition of Palestine, his visit to Bethlehem, his prayer for peace on the wall of separation and his calls to end the war in Gaza.
“Today we lost a faithful friend of Palestinian people and their legitimate rights,” he said.
Isaac Herzog President Israel said that Francis was a man of deep faith, peace and compassion that encouraged the ties with the Jewish world.
“I really hope that his prayers for peace in the Middle East and the safe return of the hostage (in Gaza) will answer soon,” said President Herzog on X, earlier Twitter.
At Church of the Holy Sealer in JerusalemAt the place where many Christians believe that Jesus was crucified, buried and resurrected, superior to Latah’s community, Father Stephane Milovitch, said Francis stood in peace.
“We want peace to finally come in this country very quickly and we want the next pope to help peace in Jerusalem and around the world,” he said.
The war initiated an attack on 7. October of Hamas on the southern Israel, in which 1,200 people were killed, and 251 took the Hot Gaza, the Israel said.
Since then, more than 51,000 Palestinians were killed in Israeli offensive, according to local health authorities.