The Christian Post's contemporary report on Pope Francis's 28 July 2014 visit to the Evangelical Church of Reconciliation in Caserta, Italy, the first such visit by a pope to a Pentecostal church. Names the host pastor, Giovanni Traettino, and records that Francis and Traettino first met in Buenos Aires in the late 1990s, where Traettino was working to build relationships between charismatic Catholics and Pentecostal Protestants. Reports Francis telling those surprised by the visit that he had gone to see his brothers.
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AuthorStoyan Zaimov
PublisherThe Christian Post
Publication Year2014
URLhttps://www.christianpost.com/news/pope-francis-becomes-first-pope-to-visit-pentecostal-church-calls-evangelicals-his-brothers.html
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An independent religious news outlet's contemporary report on the same public visit, tier 2 for a primary account naming the host pastor and the pope's own words, corroborating the date and setting given by Christianity Today above. NotesUsed for the host pastor's name, the Buenos Aires background to their friendship, and the pope's remark about visiting his brothers.
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