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21Apr

Message of Bishop Keenan President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

Message of Bishop Keenan President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland
It was with deep sadness that we woke to the news that Pope Francis has died and we share in the sense of loss of millions of people across the world. It is a consolation to us that he went to the LORD on Easter Monday and the great Easter Day as a sort of first fruits of the salvation which the Risen Christ shares with His Church.



We thank GOD for the Pope’s service which was always human and humble in its informal style and with a message of GOD’s universal love and unconditional mercy that brought hope to so many.



A man of the poor who lived simply, Pope Francis was a voice for the voiceless and all those who find themselves on the margins in our world. A man of peace, he called the Church to listen to everyone, to move forward together as a family, to find a conciliatory approach to those of different beliefs and livestyles, for an end to conflicts across the world and for the care of Creation as GOD’s precious gift to humanity.



He gave of himself to the end, offering up his final illness with serenity, his last acts being to visit Rome’s prison on Holy Thursday and to wish the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s a Happy Easter.



We pray he will be enjoying the full fruits of the Resurrection, resting from his work, his good deeds going with him.



May he rest in peace.



Bishop John Keenan

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