Briefing Paper 628 – In Memoriam: Jorge Mario Bergoglio, `a Voice Calling Out…’ by Peter-John Pearson
In the sermon at Pope Francis’ funeral, Cardinal BP 628 – In Memoriam – Jorge Mario Bergoglio, ‘a Voice Calling Out…’Re made mention of the Mass which Pope Francis celebrated on the USA/Mexico border in 2016, during his pastoral visit to Mexico. On the flight back to Rome he was asked about the border wall which Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump was pledging to build. The Pope said: “A person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may be, and not building bridges, is not Christian. This is not the gospel.”2