Pope Francis’ speech in Marseille: Emmanuel Macron “did not applaud everything”

2023-09-23 21:53:34

Everything is set up to offer cameras around the world a dream setting. At the foot of the Pharo Palace, we can see the port of Marseille in the distance, bathed in the rising sun. In the foreground, children wait under an olive tree at the end of a red carpet walked by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. The city’s mayor, Benoît Payan, accompanies them. Frozen, they wait religiously for the papal Fiat 500 to stop.