Macron salutes a man always « alongside the most vulnerable » – Liberation
The left pays tribute to Pope Francis, a « humanist » who led a « cultural battle » to the « withdrawal of identity ». The leaders of the main left parties pay tribute to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, known for his commitment to the poor, migrants and ecology. « Pope Francis had wanted to give his pontificate a resolutely social dimension by paying his attention and concentrating his visits to the poorest countries on the planet »reacts former president François Hollande, citing the words of the sovereign pontiff « On the dangers that threatened the planet and the predations of which it was the object ». The National Secretary of Ecologists, Marine Tondelier, quotes the « Cultural battle » led by Pope Francis on the environment and « solidarity ». In 2015, the former bishop of Buenos Aires had published an encyclical on environmental protectionLaudato if (« rented be »), a position of the very noticed Church. « In a world tempted by the withdrawal, Pope Francis dared to speak of fraternity, » Fratelli Tutti « , all brothers »also writes Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, welcoming the Pope’s fights for the « Economic justice » And « ecological ». Keeping in memory His visit to Marseille, in September 2023Faure also pays tribute to the Pope who « Had courageously made the migratory question a political revealer, calling for responsibility in the face of indifference ». « Pope Francis was a humanist, attentive to the fate of the most vulnerable and concerned about peace and respect for human rights »also notes on X the former Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve. For the vice-president (LFI) of the National Assembly, Clémence watched, François will remain the one who has « Alerted on the imminence of the climate disaster »,, « Said his shame of insensitivity and cruelty of our societies in the face of the dead in the Mediterranean and the massacres in Gaza » And « His disgust for a capitalist system that grips and destroys men and the love they have ». By Victor Boiteau.