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Pope Francis has written to a former Presbyterian moderator thanking him for his “thoughtful observations” after the pontiff read his views in the Irish News newspaper.
It comes after Dr Norman Hamilton wrote about the Pope’s latest encyclical, or important church teaching document, in the paper’s faith matters section.
As reported in The Irish News on Thursday the pontiff wrote to Dr Hamilton to express his “appreciation for the thoughtful observations”.
Pope Francis said: “I am writing to express my appreciation for the thoughtful observations you made in your article on my Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti in The Irish News.