Pope Francis said that death is not
the end but a new beginning in the preface to a book that he
wrote before his passing on Monday.
The Vatican on Tuesday released the text of the preface for a
new book in Italian by Cardinal Angelo Scola, Archbishop
Emeritus of Milan, entitled "Awaiting a New Beginning.
Reflections on Old Age."
The late pope wrote the preface on February 7.
"It is precisely the conclusion of these pages by Angelo Scola,
a heartfelt confession of how he is preparing himself for the
final encounter with Jesus, that gives us a consoling certainty:
death is not the end of everything, but the beginning of
something," Francis said in the preface.
"It is a new beginning, as the title wisely highlights, because
eternal life, which those who love already begin to experience
on earth within the daily tasks of life — is beginning something
that will never end.
"And it is precisely for this reason that it is a "new"
beginning, because we will live something we have never fully
lived before: eternity".
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