Pope’s condolence at the
death of Cardinal Tauran
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| Pope Francis and Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran.(Vatican Media) |
In a telegram to the sister of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran,
Pope Francis recalled the fidelity and love of the late cardinal in the service
of the Universal Church.
“Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, whom I entrust to God's
mercy, has profoundly marked the life of the universal Church,” Pope Francis
wrote in the condolence telegram to Geneviève Dubert, the sister of
the late cardinal, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for
Interreligious Dialogue.
The 74-year old cardinal passed away on July 5 at Hartford,
U.S., where he was undergoing treatment for Parkinson’s disease.
The Holy Father noted that the cardinal “entered the diplomatic
service of the Holy See, and exercised with competence, among others, the
post of Secretary for Relations with States.”
“Appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to head the Pontifical Council
for Interreligious Dialogue, he was an advisor who was listened to and
appreciated, particularly because of the relationships of trust and esteem he
was able to establish with the Muslim world.”
“Because of his spirit of service and his love for the
Church,” the Pope wrote, “I had named him Camerlengo of the
Holy Roman Church.” A Camerlengo is a cardinal who takes charge of the
affairs of the Catholic Church during the sede vacante or the period between
two papacies.
Pope Francis said he vividly recalled Cardinal Tauran as a
“man of profound faith who courageously served the Church of
Christ to the end despite the burden of illness.”
The Holy Father commended the cardinal to the peace and joy
in the Lord, and as a sign of consolation bestowed his blessing to Dubert, her
family and all those mourning him.
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