Pannella, a letter to the Pope: “Dear Francis, I love you.” Thousands at funeral – The Republic

Rome – A white scarf and a red tie on a dark suit. So for the last farewell she was dressed the body of Marco Pannella, who died yesterday in Rome to 86 years , in the Aldo Moro Room of Montecitorio where the funeral is staged. To the sides of the coffin, roses and red carnations. And already thousands are marching to pay their respects. Among them was Matteo Renzi and Laura Boldrini, the former president of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano, who has embraced Emma Bonino and the head of Sergio Mattarella State. To 22 then the body will be transported to the headquarters of Largo Argentina left for a vigil. Tomorrow the secular funeral, at a public ceremony to be held in Piazza Navona. Finally, Marco Pannella will be buried in Teramo, his hometown.

The letter to the Pope. In the meantime have been published on the website of Family Christian (and the Twitter profile of the weekly, which we quote below) first lines of the letter written by hand and sent by Marco Pannella to the Pope on 22 April, after the trip to Lesvos: “Dear Pope Francis, I’m writing from my room on the top floor, close to the sky, to tell you that in fact you I was near Lesbos hugged when the meat of those battered women, those children, and those men that no one wants to welcome in Europe. This is the gospel which I love and I want to continue to live next to the last, all those who discard ” . The letter ends with greetings in capitals: “I LOVE YOU REALLY, YOUR MARK.” In the postscript of the letter there is a reference to the cross of Archbishop Romero was assassinated March 24, 1980 in El Salvador by death squads while celebrating Mass: “I picked up the cross that led Msgr. Romero, and I can not staccarmene “. Pannella’s letter was to the Pope by Monsignor Paglia. On May 2, the birthday of Pannella, Francis sent a present his book on the Mercy and a medal.

the memory of the Dalai Lama . After the many messages of condolence came from all the Italian political (and not only), now remember it is the Dalai Lama: “He expressed deep regret, was grieved and prayed for him,” said Tenzin Taklha, secretary of the prize Nobel peace Prize. The spiritual leader of the Tibetan people on March 14 sent a message to Pannella in which he expressed his regret over the worsening of his condition. “As you know, I consider you a personal friend and a friend of the Tibetan people unmovable longtime – had written the message – I very much appreciate your interest and support for the Tibetan cause, as I got to tell you every time I had it the occasion. “ Signs: “indomitable fighter” . Mario Segni said so from San Francisco: “He died an indomitable fighter and a friend to me. We have done together the great battles for electoral reform and the state and we have clashed at least a thousand times, but politicians like him I have known few people . I will miss him and miss especially to italy. Hello Mark! “.
Bordin on Radio Radicale . This morning Massimo Boldrin, am rica voice of Radical Radio, opened well, after a few notes of Mozart’s Requiem, his exhibition ” Press and regime ”, dedicated to the death of Marco Pannella .