IN THE HOLINESS OF TRUTH
STATEMENT OF EDWARD
CARDINAL EGAN ON RESIGNATION OF HOLY FATHER
H.E. CARDINAL EDWARD MICHAEL EGAN
The announcement by His Holiness, Pope Benedict
XVI, that for reasons of advanced age he has decided to retire from his service
as Supreme Pontiff is yet another proof of his total dedication to the Church
of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. One of the most distinguished theologians
of our time and a pastor of souls who has given himself to the People of
God with unlimited commitment, he and his distinguished leadership will be
sorely missed.
When I was consecrated a bishop, in Rome in 1985,
the Holy Father, at that time Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, kindly participated in
the liturgy; and when I left Rome to travel to New York two months later, he
returned to the Eternal City from a spiritual retreat to wish me well and
assure me of his prayers. Thus it is that I have just written him a warm,
filial, letter to profess my unlimited loyalty and promise to keep him in my Masses
and prayers throughout the years that lie ahead.
SOURCE: ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK
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