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	April 5, 2005 .................... LCMSNews -- No. 22

	Kieschnick issues statement about pope

	Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod President Gerald Kieschnick
issued the following statement about Pope John Paul II on April 2, the
day the pope died in his Vatican apartment:

	Pope John Paul II's strong voice in confronting issues crucial
for our age with courage and conviction for more than a quarter of a
century will be missed. He provided inspiration and leadership, not only
to Roman Catholics but also to the greater Christian world and beyond
with his uncompromising stances in favor of life and against the culture
of death.

	Though historic differences between our churches remain, Pope
John Paul II will also be remembered for his call for Christian churches
to seek to work out their differences in faithfulness to their
convictions and to their doctrinal heritage.

	We join together with all those from around the world who mourn
the loss of Pope John Paul II, and we pray that all those who grieve his
death may find comfort and peace in the Gospel of Jesus Christ, in whose
name alone there is life and salvation.

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