{"id":36961,"date":"2021-06-30T05:23:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-touches-philippine-hearts-with-aquino-message\/"},"modified":"2021-06-30T05:23:00","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T09:23:00","slug":"pope-touches-philippine-hearts-with-aquino-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/pope-touches-philippine-hearts-with-aquino-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope touches Philippine hearts with Aquino message"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Catholic groups have thanked Pope Francis for sending a message to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressing his sadness at the death of former president Benigno Aquino.<\/p>\n

Aquino died on June 24 in Manila from renal failure.<\/p>\n

The Catholic Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Philippines (CBCP)\u00a0published the pope\u2019s message on June 29 on the Feast of St. Peter and St. Paul.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis Excellency Rodrigo Duterte, president of the Philippines, I am saddened to learn of the death of former president Benigno Simeon C. Aquino, III. I extend my heartfelt condolences to the people of the Philippines, recalling the late president\u2019s service to the nation,\u201d Pope Francis said in his letter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI commend his [Aquino\u2019s] soul into the hands of the all-merciful God, upon his family and all who mourn his passing I invoke abundant consolation and peace in the Lord.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The social communication commission of Jaro Diocese in Iloilo province said the letter demonstrated the closeness of the Filipino people to the pope.<\/p>\n

I remember president Aquino waited for hours and greeted Pope Francis upon his arrival at the airport in 2015<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt is consoling to read the pope\u2019s letter saying he too was saddened by the death of former president Aquino. President Noy [Aquino] welcomed him to the Philippines when he visited the country in 2015,\u201d Iloilo parishioner Marites Velardo told UCA News.<\/p>\n

The Knights of Columbus of Sorsogon Diocese, south of Manila, likewise thanked the pope for his letter, saying the pope had likely not forgotten the hospitality the former president showed him during his visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cI remember president Aquino waited for hours and greeted Pope Francis upon his arrival at the airport in 2015. The president wanted to kiss his ring as per papal protocol but the Holy Father did not like it,\u201d Knights of Columbus member Gerardo Japinan told UCA News.<\/p>\n

Japinan said the former president and Pope Francis were one in dreaming to transform the Philippines into a better society.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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