XVI. The French paper also mentioned the friendship between Benedek and Viktor Orbán.
In St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, under the bronze dome of the Italian sculptor Bernini, a man kneels in front of the remains: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who, although not Catholic, wanted to personally pay tribute to XVI. To Pope Emeritus Benedict, who died on December 31, 2022, according to the Le Monde article . On the portal it is written:
the two men knew each other and seemed to like each other.
The spectacular funeral of Joseph Ratzinger, who served as Pope between 2005 and 2013, is not a state event, only the Italian and German leaders were officially invited, but like Viktor Orbán, several political and religious dignitaries decided to come. The Hungarian Prime Minister is not expected to be present at Thursday's funeral, this representative role will be performed by the country's President Katalin Novák, the article reads.
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