VATICAN CITY, APR 4, 2007 (VIS) - Benedict XVI has written a Letter to Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo, camerlengo of Holy Roman Church, whose resignation from office was accepted today.
In the text of his Letter, which bears today's date, the Pope thanks the cardinal, who celebrated his 80th birthday on March 31, "for the diligence, competence and love with which you undertook such a delicate task in the service of the Holy See and the Universal Church."
The Pope expresses particular appreciation "for the great dignity and solemnity with which you carried out the role of camerlengo of Holy Roman Church at the time of the death of the lamented Pope John Paul II, for the occasion of the extraordinary expression of faith during the funeral of the beloved Pontiff, during the entire period of sede vacante, and in the work of the conclave for the election of the new Pope."
BXVI-LETTER/THANKS/MARTINEZ SOMALO VIS 20070404 (170)
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