Whoopi Goldberg registered a moving tribute to Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, after he died Monday at age 88.

“It was the closest in a long time that it seemed to remember that the love of Christ wrapped the believer and [nonbeliever]”The actor wrote on an Instagram post on Monday.

The star of the “Sister Law” said that Francisco was “more like Pope John on 23, who made belief reality” and that it was Pope since 1958-1963.

“Watch in Pope [Francis] With your love for humanity and laughter, ”Goldberg added.

Francis was known for his relatively progressive positions on issues such as LGBTQ+rights, the environment and social justice, and made some members of marginalized groups feel more welcome in the Church.

Goldberg first He met Francis in the Vatican in 2023. He later told the presenter of “Tonight Show” Jimmy Fallon that seemed to be “a fanatic” of his 1992 film “Sister Act.”

Fallon then joked to Goldberg if the religious leader had asked him for a role in the “Sister Law 3.”

“No, but I offered one,” he said while the crowd laugh. “He said he would see how his time was.”

Pope Francis gathers with Whoopi Goldberg during an audience with artists from the world of humor in the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024 in the city of the Vatican, Vatican. Pope Francis met with more than 100 comedians around the world, encouraging them to encourage people and help people see reality with all their contradictions.
Pope Francis gathers with Whoopi Goldberg during an audience with artists from the world of humor in the Apostolic Palace on June 14, 2024 in the city of the Vatican, Vatican. Pope Francis met with more than 100 comedians around the world, encouraging them to encourage people and help people see reality with all their contradictions.

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Last June, the Ego winner He visited Francis again together More than 100 comediansincluding Fallon, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien.

“Then, we are on the way to see the Pope,” Goldberg shared in a video posted on her Instagram story At the moment. “It is the crack of the dawn, but this is the time when we have told us to come. And I mean, who cares to walk through these streets? Nobody. It is beautiful.”