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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa participated in a Christmas service in the Evangelical Church of Sintra. “I left spiritually fuller”, he said after the ceremony.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa and Antonio Calaim. / AEP
The President of the Republic of Portugal, Dr. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, attended a Christmas service in the Evangelical Church of Sintra, a city near Lisbon, on December 24.
This is the first time that a Portuguese President participates in an evangelical worship service.
The President of the Portuguese Evangelical Alliance, Antonio Calaim, accompanyed him during the ceremony.
The Portuguse President during the service.
“I LEFT THE SERVICE SPIRITUALLY FULLER”
After the event, Rebelo talked a few minutes with Sara Narciso, one of the presenters of the evangelical programs of the Portuguese television RTP2.
“I feel very grateful for this opportunity of sharing this important moment, which is so meaningful for you and, therefore, for us too”
The President said that he “left the ceremony spiritually fuller than when I entered here, because of this moment of fellowship, fraternity, solidarity, and therefore of community. We all are part of a community. I left richer than before”.
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