Tributes are pouring in from around the world for the late Pope Francis hours after his death, with world leaders remembering him as a voice of “moral clarity, spiritual courage and boundless compassion.”
Liberal Leader Mark Carney started his campaign event in Prince Edward Island with a tribute to the late pontiff.
“I want to speak of someone who just passed and who deeply and profoundly touched lives of billions. Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity, spiritual courage and boundless compassion. He was, in many respects, the world’s conscience, never hesitating to challenge the powerful on behalf of the vulnerable,” said Carney, who is a practising Catholic.
“During his papal visit to Canada in 2022, his apology on residential schools was a crucial step in moving the church forward in its journey towards meaningful reconciliation.”
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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon in a statement remembered the Pope as “a beacon of hope …