Pope’s condolence message on death of Suarez Gonzalez former PM of Spain

March 26, 2014: Pope Francis expressed his prayerful condolences on the death of former Spanish prime minister - Adolfo Suarez Gonzalez, who died on Sunday. A message sent in the pontiff’s name by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, expressed the Holy Father’s prayerful intercession to the Lord for the eternal rest of his soul and imparted heartfelt condolences to his family and to all who mourn his loss.
Suarez, who died on Sunday at the age of 81, was the country’s first post-Franco leader. The statesman helped to draft the 1978 constitution and was a key figure in Spain’s democratic transition. He was buried on Tuesday in his hometown of Avila.