President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is mourning the death of former Pope Benedict XVI, saying that the country is one in praying for the eternal repose of the ex-pontiff’s soul. | BPinlacINQ
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is mourning the death of former Pope Benedict XVI, saying that the country is one in praying for the eternal repose of the ex-pontiff’s soul. Benedict, 95, passed away on Saturday in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at the Vatican, according to a spokesman for the Holy See.“We are in deep sorrow upon learning of the passing of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI today,” Marcos said in a tweet late Saturday.
He added: “The Philippines is one in offering our prayers for the eternal repose of his soul. We keep his loved ones in our prayers.”
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