Over 700.000 € in the auction of the LAMBORGHINI donated to Pope Francis

ACN: The gesture of the Holy Father fortifies the hope of the Christians of Iraq

LamborghiniThe Lamborghini, donated last November by the car company to Pope Francis, was sold at auction in Sotheby’s, Monaco for 715,000 euros last Saturday. The proceeds from the sale will be directly handed over to the Holy Father, who has decided to set it aside for four charities. In accepting the gift at the time, the Holy Father wanted all the proceeds of the auction to go to various charities. Pope Francis has designated a part of the income to alleviate the needs of the Christian communities in Iraq. Especially of those who, after the military defeat of Daesh, want to return to their villages of the Nineveh plains from which they were expelled back in August 2014. At least 50% of the proceeds from the auction will go towards rebuilding homes, public structures and places of worship in the Nineveh Plains in Iraq in order to guarantee the Christians’ return. The so called “Marshall Plan” is coordinated by the Nineveh Reconstruction Committee with the support of the pontifical foundation ACN and involves all the different Christian denominations in Iraq. The Iraqi community feels comforted by Pope Francisco’s generosity.

 

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