Italy seeks to establish a holiday in honor of the Pope Francisdeceased in April, already San Francisco de Asís. The project, backed by the coalition of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloniproposes to set the date the October 4although the debate in the lower house was postponed until next week.
Pope Francis was the first to choose the name of the mystical of the thirteenth century, famous for giving up his wealth and dedicating his life to the poor. The Holy figure inspired his pontificate, and now, with this initiative, Italy seeks to unite both memories in a single national celebration.
The country already had a holiday in honor of San Franciscobut was eliminated in 1977 in the framework of an austerity plan. Now, the promoters of the proposal seek to restore it coinciding with the 800 anniversary of the death of the saint, planned for next year.
Debate on economic impact
The possibility of adding a new holiday arouses concerns about the Cost for state coffers. This debate arises shortly after France, in full debt crisis, raised the elimination of two holidays.
Italy currently has 12 national holidays. The figure is less than that of Cyprus, with 15, or that of Spain and Croatia, with 14. However, it surpasses France, Greece and Sweden, which record 11 each.
Why Pope Francis chose that name
Pope Francis said that “according to things they became dangerous” during the vote of the conclave, he was sitting next to his “great friend”, the Brazilian cardinal Claudio Hummes“who comforted me.”
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He said that when the excuseal Jorge Mario Bergoglio spent the 77 votes necessary to become Pope, Cardinal Hummes “He hugged me, kissed me and said: ‘Don’t forget the poor.'”
Pope Francis said before thousands of journalists on March 16 who took his friend’s words seriously and chose to be called as San Francisco de Asís, “The man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation”, The same world created “with which we don’t have such a good relationship.”
“How I would like a church that was poor and that was for the poor”He said before the more than 5,000 representatives of the media that came from all over the world for the conclave and his choice.
Source: Ambito
