His Holiness Catholicos Aram I Offers Condolences Following the Passing of His Holiness Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

In his condolence letter, His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of the Armenian Church, Holy See of Cilicia, praises the lifelong dedication of the late His Holiness Emeritus Pope Benedictus XVI and mentions his contribution as one the greatest theologians of the Catholic Church who has played a key role in the formation and development of the theological approaches of the Catholic Church with his clear views and deep analyses in the ecumenical and interreligious fields, as well as in church-society interactions.

A delegation from the Catholicosate of Cilicia also paid a condolence visit to the Apostolic Nuncio to Lebanon, and a delegation consisting of H.E. Arch. Nareg Alemezian and V. Rev. Fr. Bsag Tepirdjian will participate at the funeral service in the Vatican.

This news was originally published on the Armenian Catholicosate of Cilicia, Antelias, Lebanon website.