President Ranil reveals acknowledgements over death of former Pope Benedict XVI

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has expressed his acknowledgements over the passing of the former Pope Benedict XVI.It is with unhappiness
that individuals of Sri Lanka, especially those of the Catholic faith and I share, with His Holiness Pope Francis and the Catholic
neighborhood worldwide, heartfelt acknowledgements on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the President stated taking to Twitter
He leaves a footprint of ecumenical dialogue, he added.Former Pope Benedict XVI died today (Dec 31) at Mater Ecclesiae abbey within the
walls of the Vatican, nearly a years after he stood down due to ailing health.Benedict invested his last years at the Mater Ecclesiae
monastery
He led the Catholic Church for less than 8 years till, in 2013, he became the very first Pope to resign given that Gregory XII in 1415.-with
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