Madrid, Spain, Apr 16, 2010 / 11:49 am
Archbishop of Madrid Cardinal Antonio Maria Rouco Varela, sent a letter of condolence to the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Poland, Bishop Jozef Michalik, expressing sorrow for the airline crash in Smolenk, Russia, last Saturday.
In their letter, the Spanish bishops expressed their dismay over the tragedy that took the lives of all who were on board, including the President of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, his wife and Bishop Tadeusz Ploski of the Military Diocese.
“The member bishops of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, with the entire pilgrim Church in Spain, are united in sorrow with the Church and the Polish people. We offer our prayers and supplication for the eternal repose of the deceased, for the consolation in the faith of those who have lost loved ones, and for the development of Polish nation in peace and prosperity.”
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