HOLY FATHER'S CONDOLENCES FOR DEATH OF CARDINAL SENSI

VATICAN CITY, JUL 27, 2001 (VIS) - Following is the text of the telegram sent by Pope John Paul to the brother of Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi, who died in Rome yesterday morning at the age of 94. The funeral Mass for the cardinal will take place tomorrow in Cosenza, Italy, where he was born and will be presided over, in the Pope's name, by Cardinal Agostino Cacciavillan, president of the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See.

"I wish to express to you, your family, friends, and well-wishers, my heartfelt sorrow for the death of your brother Cardinal Giuseppe Maria Sensi who was for many years an able and diligent collaborator of the Apostolic See. While I unite myself to the fervent prayers of suffrage which are raised to the Lord for the eternal repose of his elect soul, I recall with admiration and gratitude his singular abilities shown in the diplomatic service and his lively sensitivity for every human suffering encountered during his long ministry. In asking divine mercy to bestow the well-deserved peace in Christ upon this zealous priest and wise bishop as well as faithful servant of the Church, I send to you, your relatives, and acquaintances the comforting apostolic blessing which I extend with shared feelings to the archbishop, the clergy, and faithful of the diocese which is honored to have given him his origins and to all those present at the funeral."

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