They will meet the pope: "This visit is extremely important for everyone"

2023-09-22T03:55:32.128Z

Highlights: People of Marseille who will meet Pope Francis this Friday and Saturday expect a lot from his coming. "We thank him, he puts Marseille back in the spotlight, fraternity as a fundamental value," says Salah Bariki, co-founder in 1990 of the Marseille Espérance association. All will meet the Supreme Pontiff during his stay, this Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23. "I like what he does to take care of migrants while they are not in the odor of holiness," says Bariki.

Religious or laity, the people of Marseille who will meet Pope Francis this Friday and Saturday expect a lot from his coming, this Friday

"We thank him, he puts Marseille back in the spotlight, fraternity as a fundamental value. I am Muslim, I am not Catho, I like what he does to take care of migrants while they are not in the odor of holiness, "says Salah Bariki, co-founder in 1990 of the Marseille Espérance association, which brings together representatives of the different religions of the Phocaean city, priests or civil figures. All will meet the Supreme Pontiff during his stay, this Friday, September 22 and Saturday, September 23.

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Source: leparis

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