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["Matthew Davies" <mdavies@episcopalchurch.org>]

Saturday, April 2, 2005

Pope John Paul II dies at 84: A message from the Presiding Bishop

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[ENS] His Holiness John Paul II died this afternoon at the age of 84
after
battling with health problems for months. Presiding Bishop Frank
Griswold,
upon news of the Pope's death, issued the following statement:

With the death of his Holiness John Paul II, Bishop of Rome, the world
has
lost one of its great Christian leaders. Like the householder in the
gospel
he was able to bring out of the treasure of his own deep spirit things
"both
new and old." His voice and moral authority gave inspiration and hope to
millions well beyond the Roman Catholic Church. His commitment to the
unity
of the church expressed itself in his personal willingness to meet with
representatives of other faith communities and to invite those outside
his
own tradition to reflect on how the ministry of the Bishop of Rome might
be
of greater service both in the cause of Christian unity and the
wellbeing of
the world.

The Most Rev. Frank T. Griswold
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church, USA

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