During the papal parade in Washington D.C., the USA, a five-year-old Sophie Cruz surprised Pope Francis when she breached the barriers to deliver him a personal letter.
Daily Mail reports that a brave girl, who is the daughter of illegal immigrants, managed to make her way through the crowd of people and got within feet of Pope Francis’ popemobile before security guards stopped her.
However, Pope noticed the girl in a traditional embroidered dress and beckoned his guards to allow her to come up to him. While the crowd was cheering Sophie, Pope gave her a kiss on the cheek and a blessing.
Then the schoolgirl handed over a letter, in which she was begging the pontiff to intervene in her family’s battle to stay in the USA.
The girl called on him to help her mother and father, as well as the millions of other immigrants who are in the USA illegally, to remain in the country.
Sophie also included a drawing with a message in Spanish that translates:
“Pope Francis, I want to tell you that my heart is sad and I would like to ask you to speak with the president and the congress in legalizing my parents because every day I am scared that one day they will take them away from me.
“I believe I have the right to live with my parents. I have the right to be happy. My dad works very hard in a factory galvanizing pieces of metal.
“All immigrants just like my dad need this country. They deserve to live with dignity. They deserve to live with respect.
“They deserve an immigration reform, because it benefits my country and because they have been working hard harvesting oranges watermelons, carrots, onions, spinach and other vegetables.”
The girl also handed the pontiff a bright yellow t-shirt that read: ‘Pope: rescue DAPA, so the legalization would be your blessing.’
The leader of the Catholic church is renowned for being sympathetic to the plight of migrants. Addressing Americans, he introduced himself as ‘the son of an immigrant family.’
On Thursday, September 4, Pope Francis is expected to lecture Congress of the subject of immigration.
The girl’s family later said that they were over the moon that Sophie was not only able to deliver the message but was honored with a papal blessing.
The schoolgirl revealed that she already had a second letter which she was planning to give to President Barack Obama someday.
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A five-year-old Sophie Cruz breached the barriers to deliver Pope Francis a personal letter.
However, Pope noticed the girl in a traditional embroidered dress and beckoned his guards to allow her to come up to him. While the crowd was cheering Sophie, Pope gave her a kiss on the cheek and a blessing.
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| Pope noticed the girl in a traditional embroidered dress and beckoned his guards to allow her to come up to him |
The girl called on him to help her mother and father, as well as the millions of other immigrants who are in the USA illegally, to remain in the country.
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| Sophie wrote a letter, in which she was begging the pontiff to intervene in her family’s battle to stay in the USA. |
“Pope Francis, I want to tell you that my heart is sad and I would like to ask you to speak with the president and the congress in legalizing my parents because every day I am scared that one day they will take them away from me.
“I believe I have the right to live with my parents. I have the right to be happy. My dad works very hard in a factory galvanizing pieces of metal.
“All immigrants just like my dad need this country. They deserve to live with dignity. They deserve to live with respect.
“They deserve an immigration reform, because it benefits my country and because they have been working hard harvesting oranges watermelons, carrots, onions, spinach and other vegetables.”
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| While the crowd was cheering Sophie, Pope gave her a kiss on the cheek and a blessing. |
The leader of the Catholic church is renowned for being sympathetic to the plight of migrants. Addressing Americans, he introduced himself as ‘the son of an immigrant family.’
On Thursday, September 4, Pope Francis is expected to lecture Congress of the subject of immigration.
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| The girl’s family said that they were over the moon that Sophie was honored with a papal blessing. |
The schoolgirl revealed that she already had a second letter which she was planning to give to President Barack Obama someday.
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| Sophie Cruz and her father. |
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