Funeral or Canonisation? "Dear Francis, Pray for Us" – Cardinal Re

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presided over the funeral of Pope Francis today. Around 200,000 people attended.
Over 130 foreign delegations were present. A meeting between US President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky (dressed in black, but not a suit, instead of his usual green camouflage) looked like a confession in St Peter's basilica. Among the crowd was WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
In the Italian sermon, Cardinal Re gave a 1500-word eulogy in which he spoke positively of the pontificate - something Francis had denied his predecessor.
"He chose the path of self-giving until his last day", following the Good Shepherd who "loved his sheep to the point of giving his life for them", living the words: "It is more blessed to give than to receive", Re claimed.
He assumed that Francis is among the blessed: “Dear Francis, we now ask you to pray for us. May you bless the Church, bless Rome, and bless the whole world from heaven as you did last Sunday from the balcony of this …More