- Jan 12, 2023
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Private
Unto: Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus’ ( John )
From:Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See
RE: Papal Funeral of JP II
Your Holiness;
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been called home by his Father. In the reading of his will, he insisted that a special place be set aside for you at his Funeral. As such I am extending the invitation to you, His holiness has set aside the Tenth seat in the section reserved for Churches not in Full Communion with Rome. He frequently spoke of the Russian Orthodox Faith fondly and hoped to open dialogue with your august personage to try and mend the rifts that have grown between our to branches of the same household. With that in mind I encourage you to fulfill His Holiness wish that you are present at the Funeral.
Yours in our shared Faith in Christ;
<Signed>
Eduardo Cardinal Somalo
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù
From:Eduardo Cardinal Somalo, Camerlengo of the Holy See
RE: Papal Funeral of JP II
Your Holiness;
It is with great sadness that I write to inform you that His Holiness John Paul II, has been called home by his Father. In the reading of his will, he insisted that a special place be set aside for you at his Funeral. As such I am extending the invitation to you, His holiness has set aside the Tenth seat in the section reserved for Churches not in Full Communion with Rome. He frequently spoke of the Russian Orthodox Faith fondly and hoped to open dialogue with your august personage to try and mend the rifts that have grown between our to branches of the same household. With that in mind I encourage you to fulfill His Holiness wish that you are present at the Funeral.
Yours in our shared Faith in Christ;
<Signed>
Eduardo Cardinal Somalo
Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
Cardinal Priest of Santissimo Nome di Gesù
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