Francis Misses His “Friend Eugenio”

Francis is saddened by the death of Eugenio Scalfari, 98, an atheist and founder of the satanic newspaper La Repubblica.

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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