Cardinal Tomas Spidlik passes
Vatican City - April 17, 2010
Benedict XVI has sent a telegram of condolence to Fr. Adolfo Nicolas Pachon, superior general of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), for the death of Cardinal Tomas Spidlik S.J., who died in Rome yesterday at the age of 90.
"The pious demise of Cardinal Tomas Spidlik, distinguished Jesuit and zealous
servant of the Gospel, has aroused deep commotion in my heart. It is with profound
gratitude that I recall his solid faith, his paternal affability and his intense
cultural and ecclesial labours, especially as an authoritative expert on Eastern
Christian spirituality. I raise fervent prayers to the Lord that, by the intercession
of the Most Holy Virgin and of St. Ignatius of Loyola, He may give the deceased
cardinal the eternal prize promised to His faithful disciples. And to you,
to the Society of Jesus, and to everyone who knew him and appreciated his gifts
of mind and heart, I send a heartfelt and comforting apostolic blessing."
