Posted on 03/28/2016 5:31:50 PM PDT by marshmallow
Vatican City, Mar 28, 2016 / 02:54 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Benedict XVI had a special response to Mother Angelica's death falling on Easter Sunday: "it’s a gift."
Archbishop Georg Ganswein, Benedict's personal secretary, told CNA about the Pope emeritus' comment March 28.
Mother Angelica, an Ohio-born Poor Clare nun, founded EWTN Global Catholic Network in Alabama in 1981. It has since become the largest religious media network in the world. She passed away March 27, Easter Sunday, at the age of 92.
Her death prompted memorials, eulogies and remembrances from around the world.
In Rome, Monsignor Dario Vigano, prefect of the Secretariat for Communications, pledged that he would pray for the repose of her soul. Many other priests, religious, and laity in Rome are praying for her.
Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of Louisville, president of the U.S. bishops' conference, said Mother Angelica was an "extraordinary woman, devout believer and media pioneer."
"Mother Angelica reflected the Gospel commission to go forth and make disciples of all nations (Mt 28:19), and like the best evangelists, she used the communications tools of her time to make this happen," he said March 28. "She displayed a unique capacity for mission and showed the world once again the vital contribution of women religious."
Archbishop Kurtz praised Mother Angelica's role in founding EWTN, Our Lady of the Angels Monastery, the Franciscan Missionaries of the Eternal Word, the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, and the Knights of the Holy Eucharist.
"Her work, begun in the cloister, reached across the globe. She was a convincing sign as to how even the humblest of beginnings can yield abundant fruit."
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God bless him, he’s right.
I sure miss B16.
Me too.
So do I. :-(
Me too!
Me too.
fyi, Benedict was born on Holy Saturday and baptized at the Easter vigil!
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