Francis Misses His “Friend Eugenio”
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In an obituary on Repubblica.it (14 July), Francis writes that “he was for me a faithful friend." Francis rapturously recalls their meetings at the Vatican and their "pleasant and intense" conversations.
According to Francis, Scalfari, an opportunist who began his career as a fascist journalist, "reflected deeply on the meaning of faith." Francis will keep in his heart the "kind and precious memory of the conversations I had with Eugenio during the years of my pontificate."
In those conversations Francis denied the divinity of Christ, the immortality of damned souls and eternal damnation. Francis combines a morbid love for all evil with a strange hatred for all good.
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