PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Apr 21, CMC – The Archbishop of Port of Spain, Charles Jason Gordon, said that with the death of Pope Francis on Monday “we have lost a true shepherd” and a “man of incomparable depth and unwavering commitment to Christ”.
Pope Francis, 88, Bishop of Rome and Supreme Pontiff of the Holy Catholic Church, the first non-European pontiff in nearly 1,300 years, died at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
“ He was a faithful disciple who kept the joy of the Gospel alive in the hearts of the faithful, even as he called us to a deeper love: within the family, for our common home, for the poor and marginalised, and for one another across every boundary and division,” Archbishop Gordon said in a statement.
He said in In one of the most challenging and complex periods of human history, Pope Francis showed “us how to walk together toward Christ.
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