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

Saturday, April 2, 2005

Pope John Paul II dies at 84: Statement from the Archbishop of
Canterbury

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[ENS, Source: Lambeth Palace] The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most
Rev.
Rowan Williams, has expressed his sadness on learning of the death of
His
Holiness Pope John Paul II.

The Archbishop said, "Pope John Paul was a leader of manifest holiness
and a
faithful and prayerful friend of the Anglican Church.

"There will be time in the days ahead for the proper tributes to be
paid;
for now we remember his life and ministry with thankfulness and hold the
church that he led in our thoughts and prayers."

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