Earlier than hundreds lined up for a momentary glimpse of Pope Francis’ physique and an opportunity to pay their respects, one aged nun stood dealing with the pontiff’s coffin, bidding a tearful farewell to her longtime good friend.
A video captured the final tender moments Sister Geneviève Jeanningros shared with the person with whom she was recognized to be a confidante. Sporting a modest blue veil over her silver hair, Sister Geneviève stood alone and wept, rubbing her face along with her hand.
Sister Geneviève is a member of a Catholic spiritual group known as the Little Sisters of Jesus, and he or she stated she grew to become associates with the pontiff whereas he was serving because the bishop of Buenos Aires.
In a video posted by her order, Sister Geneviève stated she had chided the church in a letter for not sending senior clergy to the funeral of her aunt, a nun who disappeared within the Seventies throughout Argentina’s army dictatorship and who was later discovered lifeless. She stated that Pope Francis, who was then generally known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, had responded by calling her the identical night.
Till final 12 months, Sister Geneviève had lived at a fairground outdoors Rome in a camper, serving the deprived.
