Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to Pope Francis, calling his death "deeply saddening" and a moment of heartbreak for the Catholic community. Swinney praised the Pope’s commitment to peace, justice and leadership on global issues including Gaza and Ukraine. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00This is deeply sadly news on the death of Pope Francis and it's news that will cause heartbreak
00:07amongst the Catholic community within Scotland to whom I express my deepest sympathies and
00:13to people in Scotland and around the world who valued the peacefulness, the focus on reconciliation
00:21and the spiritual leadership that Pope Francis gave to the whole world. He was a man who was
00:28always on the side of the poor, he was always on the side of those who faced injustice and
00:35he used his position of leadership of the Catholic community around the world to work for a better
00:41world. The Pope has spoken with such power on the trauma that's been experienced by the
00:47people of Ukraine and the people of Gaza. His faithfulness in keeping in contact with the
00:53people of Gaza and the church in Gaza has been such an important contribution and illustration
00:59of the living out of his faithful leadership. And his papacy has been one of profound change,
01:06but one of profound leadership to the Catholic community and to the world. And his passing
01:11will be mourned by people across the globe.