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The Pope features condolences to Gorbachev’s daughter “My father is a revered politician”

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(GENEVA = Yonhap News) Correspondent Anhui = Pope Francis sent a telegram of condolences to his daughter Irina, saddened by the death of previous Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev.

In a telegram sent to Irina on the 31st of last month (community time), the Pope reported: “My father and I, who are in a time of religious pain, are near,” in accordance to Reuters.

“My father is a respected politician,” he mentioned.

Former President Gorbachev, who passed away on 30 past thirty day period at the age of 91, met then Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in December 1989.

At this time, the former Soviet Union abandoned its obsession with Communist ideology and formally proven diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev met Pope John Paul II in late 1989
Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev met Pope John Paul II in late 1989

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