Late pope emeritus Benedict XVI leaves
us a significant spiritual and intellectual legacy, Premier
Giorgia Meloni said after attending the funeral of the
ex-pontiff and esteemed theologian in St Peter's on Thursday.
"Today at St Peter's, to give a final farewell to Benedict XVI,
Pope Emeritus. Enlightened theologian who leaves us a spiritual
and intellectual legacy of faith, trust and hope," Italy's first
woman premier tweeted.
"It is up to us to preserve and honour it always and to carry on
his precious teachings."
Meloni was among the many heads of State and government who
attended the funeral, which drew around 50,000 faithful to St
Peter's Basilica.
The ceremony ended amid loud cries for the meek intellectual and
religious thinker to be made "a saint at once".
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