Leader of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traore, expressed “sorrow” after receiving the news of the “recall to God” of His Holiness Pope Francis.
Traore said, “I remember Pope Francis as a man who devoted his life entirely to the cause of the poor, the most deprived, and to justice and peace in the world.”
Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of the Vatican City State, passed at the age of eighty-eight (88) on Easter Monday.
In his post-victory, Captain Traore wrote: “It is with sorrow that I learned of the recall to God of His Holiness Pope Francis.In this sad event, I express my solidarity and compassion to the Vatican City State, to the Church Family of God in Burkina Faso and to Catholics throughout the world.I remember Pope Francis as a man who devoted his life entirely to the cause of the poor, the most deprived, and to justice and peace in the world. I salute the memory of this Sovereign Pontiff who, during his reign, never ceased to demonstrate his closeness and solidarity with Burkina Faso, in the face of the terrorism imposed on our country.May he rest in the peace of his Lord whom he served with remarkable humility and strong dedication.”
