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ISTANBUL (Lraper Church Bulletin - 03/04/2005) - His Beatitude Mesrob
II, Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul & All Turkey, addressed a letter of
condolences to His Eminence Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo,
Camerlengo of the Holy See of Rome.
The following is the Patriarch's letter:
"It is with profoundly deep sentiments of sympathy that I write to you
these humble words of cordial condolences, on the passing of His
Holiness Pope John Paul II, the Holy Father, the `Papa' of countless
numbers of Christians all over the globe, Roman Catholic or not.
It is impossible for me, as a person, and as a junior brother of his
in the episcopate, to forget the many encounters with him and the
opportunities we had to pray together. His visit to Turkey, and the
Armenian Patriarchal See of Istanbul, in November 1979, will never be
forgotten by our faithful.
The Holy Father leaves a grand legacy of selfless faith in God, of
effective witness to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, of
peace-making amongst nations, of dialogue and reconciliation between
Christian denominations and other religions, of upholding morality and
justice for all peoples in this age and time.
We, in the Armenian Church, feel very close at this time of Paschal
mystery to our brother bishops in the Roman Catholic Church and to all
Roman Catholic brothers and sisters in the world, at the passing of
this great Christian Pastor.
This morning, on the Second Sunday of the Quinquagesima, I presided
over the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Mother-of-God Patriarchal Church
here in Kumkapý, Istanbul, to pray for the repose of the soul of
Pope John Paul II - a beloved and loyal friend of the Armenian Church
and people.
May he rest in peace.
In the Risen Lord,
MESROB II
Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul & All Turkey"
Patriarch Mesrob sent letters likewise to Their Eminences Cardinal
Angelo Sodano (former Secretary of State of the Holy See of Rome),
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (former Prefect of Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith), Cardinal Walter Kasper (former Prefect of the
Pontifical Council for Christian Unity) and His Excellency Archbishop
Edmund Farhad, Nuncio of the Holy See in Ankara.
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LRAPER Church Bulletin 03/04/2005
Armenian Patriarchate
TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
Licensee: The Revd. Fr. Drtad Uzunyan
Editors: The Revd.Dr.Krikor Damatyan,
Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Press Spokesperson: Attorney Luiz Bakar
T: +90 (212) 517-0970
F: +90 (533) 942-7019
E-mail: [email protected]
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II, Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul & All Turkey, addressed a letter of
condolences to His Eminence Cardinal Eduardo Martinez Somalo,
Camerlengo of the Holy See of Rome.
The following is the Patriarch's letter:
"It is with profoundly deep sentiments of sympathy that I write to you
these humble words of cordial condolences, on the passing of His
Holiness Pope John Paul II, the Holy Father, the `Papa' of countless
numbers of Christians all over the globe, Roman Catholic or not.
It is impossible for me, as a person, and as a junior brother of his
in the episcopate, to forget the many encounters with him and the
opportunities we had to pray together. His visit to Turkey, and the
Armenian Patriarchal See of Istanbul, in November 1979, will never be
forgotten by our faithful.
The Holy Father leaves a grand legacy of selfless faith in God, of
effective witness to our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, of
peace-making amongst nations, of dialogue and reconciliation between
Christian denominations and other religions, of upholding morality and
justice for all peoples in this age and time.
We, in the Armenian Church, feel very close at this time of Paschal
mystery to our brother bishops in the Roman Catholic Church and to all
Roman Catholic brothers and sisters in the world, at the passing of
this great Christian Pastor.
This morning, on the Second Sunday of the Quinquagesima, I presided
over the Divine Liturgy in the Holy Mother-of-God Patriarchal Church
here in Kumkapý, Istanbul, to pray for the repose of the soul of
Pope John Paul II - a beloved and loyal friend of the Armenian Church
and people.
May he rest in peace.
In the Risen Lord,
MESROB II
Armenian Patriarch of Istanbul & All Turkey"
Patriarch Mesrob sent letters likewise to Their Eminences Cardinal
Angelo Sodano (former Secretary of State of the Holy See of Rome),
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (former Prefect of Congregation for the
Doctrine of the Faith), Cardinal Walter Kasper (former Prefect of the
Pontifical Council for Christian Unity) and His Excellency Archbishop
Edmund Farhad, Nuncio of the Holy See in Ankara.
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LRAPER Church Bulletin 03/04/2005
Armenian Patriarchate
TR-34130 Kumkapi, Istanbul
Licensee: The Revd. Fr. Drtad Uzunyan
Editors: The Revd.Dr.Krikor Damatyan,
Deacon Vagharshag Seropyan
Press Spokesperson: Attorney Luiz Bakar
T: +90 (212) 517-0970
F: +90 (533) 942-7019
E-mail: [email protected]
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