Vatican
City, 29 December 2012
(VIS) - Yesterday Benedict XVI sent a telegram of condolence to
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, prefect emeritus of the Congregation
for Bishops, on the death of his father Matteo Re at the age of 104
years.
In
the text, the Pope expressed his closeness to the cardinal's family
and imparted upon all the light of faith and hope in Christ.
"Having
learned of the death of your beloved father Matteo, I wish to express
my most heartfelt condolences for the deep mourning that has befallen
you and your family and assure you of my spiritual closeness in this
hour of your sorrow, together with giving thanks to God for all the
benefits bestowed upon your late father over his more than one
hundred year earthly journey. While I offer fervent prayers to the
Lord beseeching that he be welcomed into the eternal joy, I invoke
the light of faith and hope in Christ for your family, and impart to
you all a special apostolic blessing of comfort".
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