Francisco I, the Pope to which the ‘celebrities’ admired

Members of the European royal houses, stars of Hollywood, great figures of international music, there were many ‘celebrities’ that wanted to meet the Pope Franciswho was always happy to be able to receive personalities and artists that influence today’s world, but two figures that possibly made special enthusiasm: Diego Armando Maradonawho gave him a t -shirt of the Albonete team with a special dedication in one of his four appointments, and Leo Messiwho took a bouquet of olive branches after receiving an oil from René Pontoniyour favorite player.

The pontiff was a great football player, a staunch follower of the San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires, which is why he felt special connection with his compatriots. Maradona, who acknowledged that they chatted from the fight against hung John Paul II: «I am happy to have returned to church. Now I can die quietly! ”He said. After his death, the Pope acknowledged that he remembered his encounters with affection and that “he was a great as a footballer, but as a man he failed.” As an anecdote, when the high priest was put in the position to choose between Maradona and Messi, he dodged the controversy with a surprising choice: Pelé.

Kings and queens paraded before Bergoglio in acts that showed the good harmony between the Vatican and the royal houses. Although the Holy Father could not come to Spain, our kings could visit him: in fact, the first thing he did Felipe VI After his proclamation was to celebrate a private audience to which he also came Doña Letiziawith whom he always demonstrated a special connection in later meetings. Don Juan Carlos and Doña Sofia Nor did they fail to his appointment. In the papal office the pertinent photo were made from the Queen Elizabeth IIalso Carlos III and Camila, Felipe and Matilde de Belgica, Guillermo and Maximum of the Netherlands, Andalá II and Rania de Jordanamong many others.

Angelina Jolie He made a private projection of one of his films, ‘Invincible.’ Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom They celebrated their reconciliation with a papal audience. The actress Juliette Binoche He presented a project for an ecological cause. George Clooney and his wife Amal They could not avoid chatting from the World Human Rights crisis, in addition to their participation in a project of the Pope to which they joined Salma Hayek and Richard Gerewhich also visited him. Leonardo DiCaprio He also showed him his concern about climate change. J Balvin He went to show him his uneasiness on the influence of the media. Although one of the most curious meetings was the act with more than 100 humorists, among whom they were WHOOPI Golberg, Jimmy Fallon and Chris Rock. Belén Cuesta, Cristina Castaño and Sara Escudero They were the ones that represented Spain.

There is no dad that has taken so many photos with famous and Spanish artists: in their gallery they appear from Isabel Pantoja to Nieves Álvarezgoing through Miguel Poveda, Eugenia Martínez de Irujo and Tamara Falcówho stressed that the Holy Father seemed “very humble.”

Since his death was announced, social networks have been invaded by condolences. Alejandro Sanz He published: «You did not want to like everyone, but to say what you thought and adjusted to the Word of Christ. What a great way to honor hope! Rest in peace, dear brother ». For his part, Antonio Banderas was very excited: “A man dies who, at the head of the Catholic Church, showed goodness, love and mercy with the most needy.”