Pope Francis 'stood alongside the most vulnerable', says Macron

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French President Emmanuel Macron pays homage to Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. "Throughout his pontificate, he stood alongside the most vulnerable and the most fragile," says Macron, reacting to the news while on a visit to Mayotte.

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00:00The very Saint Père is no longer, and I want to say here

00:05all the sadness that is ours in this moment,

00:08and the great pain, I know, which is shared by many in France,

00:13but across the world.

00:16I want to offer before all my most sincere condolences

00:21to all the Catholics in the whole world,

00:24to give our support, to give also the special place

00:28which was his own in our hearts.

00:31He, during all his pontificate, was the most vulnerable,

00:37the most fragile, with a lot of humility

00:41and a very special sense in these times of war and brutality,

00:47a very special sense of the other, yes, and the most fragile.

00:52And in that, he was faithful to a tradition that he was dear.

00:58So I wanted to ask my mother how happy it has been,

01:01and I want to say, I could do my father,

01:02but I need to ask his mother and father,

01:03because we should die in this moment and I want to say there

01:05a lot of desperately.

01:07Thank you so much for having me with each other.

01:11Thank you for having me a good idea.

01:13I appreciate your time.

01:14Thank you very much.

01:15Thank you very much for having me,

01:16and I may ask you again to ask my mother,

01:18please?

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