The pope has made a noble gesture in front of the Sudanese leaders

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Pope Francis played in a shocking gesture when he knelt and kissed the feet of the leaders of South Sudan's main parties invited to a spiritual retreat in Santa Marta.

"I ask you as a brother to keep you in peace, I ask you with my heart, let's move on, there will be a lot of problems, but they will not go beyond us." Solve them, "said the Pontiff before President Salva Kiir; the former deputy, who became the rebel leader, Riek Machar and before three other vice presidents, released yesterday by the Catholic Information Agency.

The Vatican's goal was to bring together the leaders of Southern Sudan for two days of prayer inside the Pope's residence with the aim of bringing the warring parties closer together, one month before the constitution of the government by the a nation torn apart by war. from the unit.

These actions of the pontiff took place after the announcement of a military coup that would have overthrown the dictator of the Sudanese neighbor, Omar al Bashir, after three decades in power, which could condition the fragile peace agreement that has ended. to the brutal civil war that they have lived for five years in South Sudan.

"I will not tire of saying that peace is possible," said the pope at the end of the spiritual retreat.

In addition, he badured that he expects to visit this country soon.