Roberto Benigni presented new book of Pope Francis

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Actor Roberto Benigni steals the show at pope’s book launch

From the moment he entered the auditorium, Benigni had everyone laughing by posing with the book, “The Name of God is Mercy,” as if it were a prize he’d longed for his entire life, and then launching into an impromptu comedy set.
“The Vatican is the world’s smallest state, but has the biggest man living there,” he said. “When they called me for this, they started, ‘Pope Francis wants you.’ I said yes,” he continued. “I would do anything for Pope Francis: Swiss guard, Pope-mobile driver, anything!”
“When I was a boy, when people asked what I wanted to be when growing up, I’d always answer ‘pope’,” he said. “Since everyone laughed at me, I understood I had to be a comedian.”
Speaking about the pope’s message of mercy, the actor said that “mercy doesn’t sit in an easy chair; it’s active, always moving, like the pope,” who, according to him, is the live representation of the book, portraying mercy by constantly going out to those on the outskirts and the poor.
 
  
 
 

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