Pope sends thanks to Johor Sultan for commuting death sentences of three Mexicans

Sultan Ibrahiim (right) reading the letter conveying the Pope's thanks which was hand deliverd to the palace by Archbishop Joseph (left).

PETALING JAYA: Pope Francis has sent a message to Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar, thanking him for commuting the death sentences of three Mexican brothers for drug trafficking crimes.

The Vatican's secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, conveyed the Pope's gratitude in a letter that was hand-delivered Monday (Oct 7) to Sultan Ibrahim at Istana Pasir Pelangi, Johor Baru by the diplomatic representative of the Holy See to Malaysia, Archbishop Joseph Salvador Marino.