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Aretha Franklin

Source: Gwendolyn Quinn / Gwendolyn Quinn

(Detroit, MI – October 3, 2015) – “It was a true and so special honor to meet Pope Francis,” said Aretha Franklin. “We shook hands and I gave him a gift of 25 volumes of sermons by my father, Theologian Rev. C.L. Franklin. He asked me to pray for him as he did others during his time in America. I curtsied and His Holiness left the room for the Festival of Families event. His interpreter and secret service were there. Significant time had passed before I was introduced to sing. I had no idea he was sitting right behind me so that I could acknowledge him. Again, it was a true honor.”

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The Queen of Soul Meets Pope Francis  was originally published on praiserichmond.com