TELEGRAM FOR THE DEATH OF CARDINAL GOUYON

VATICAN CITY, SEP 26, 2000 (VIS) - Given below is the text of the telegram sent by the Pope to Archbishop Francois Saint-Macary of Rennes, France, for the death at the age of 89 of Cardinal Paul Gouyon, archbishop emeritus of the same archdiocese:

"Having learned with sorrow of the death of Cardinal Paul Gouyon, I wish to express to you my union in prayer with the archdiocese of Rennes, with the family of the deceased and with all who are touched by this mourning. I give thanks to God for the episcopal ministry of this zealous pastor who ardently devoted himself in the dioceses of Bayonne and then Rennes, giving the best of himself so that the Gospel might be announced to everyone, especially through a generous commitment to the service of Christian unity and peace among men. Through the maternal intercession of the Virgin Mary, may God received the deceased in His Kingdom of light! To you, to all in the diocese, to those close to the deceased and to all who will take part in his funeral Mass, I send my heartfelt apostolic blessing."

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