Pope Francis embodied many virtues. He was humble, kind and amicable. A faithful Jesuit, guided by social justice and human rights, he defended migrants and refugees against modern society’s ‘indifference and marginalisation’. The homily during his Funeral Mass, extolled the pope’s activism on behalf of displaced persons and refugees.
It was entirely consistent that he found the ‘beating heart’ of his mission in Africa.
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