On Wednesday, Pope Francis was
given a white-painted special edition of Lamborghini Huracan as a gift, which
sells for around 180,000 euros (N76m), but the pontiff gave it to charity.
The pontiff received the Italian
supercar painted especially for him in papal gold and white on Wednesday
morning in a ceremony in Vatican City.
He blessed it, signed its hood,
and promptly handed it over to Sotheby’s, which will auction off the Huracan on
his behalf to raise money for charity.
"The aim is to allow
Christians who were forced to leave the region "to finally return to their
roots and recover their dignity," the Holy See said.
The money will go towards helping
displaced Christians in Iraq, victims of trafficking and prostitution, and
Italian charities working with women and children in countries in Africa.
The funds will also be used
to rebuild homes and churches for Christians chased out of Iraq by Islamic
State terrorists. The rebuilding efforts will be focused on the Nineveh Plains,
north-east of Mosul, where Christians were forced to flee years of fighting.
It could also be recalled that
the Pope ordered cars he used during a visit to Poland to be auctioned off to
help Syrian refugees last year.
In 2014, he also sold a Harley
Davidson motorbike that he had been given and a matching leather jacket for the
benefit of a homeless shelter in Rome.
What is he sending to internally displaced persons in Nigeria?
ReplyDeleteNigeria doesn't need that help cos if he give anything to Nigeria they will divert it to their personal pocket
DeleteI am greatly moved. Right way to go.
ReplyDeleteWhat will churches in Nigeria do?
People, please enlighten me.
Kind one from the Holy see
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ReplyDeleteBird of the same feathers! Who not tell others who amass wealth via their religeous positions to do same - selling off their private jets and all other luxuries and donate same ro the downtroddens? May God help u!
ReplyDeleteInstead of giving our pastors are busy collection to build university that the poor can not attend what a pity
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