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Vaø Toøa Toång Giaùm Muïc Haø Noäi
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Thö Chia Buoàn Cuûa Hoäi Ñoàng Giaùm Muïc Vieät Nam Vaø Toøa Toång Giaùm Muïc Haø Noäi Göûi Giaùo Hoäi Haøn Quoác.
Haø Noäi, Vieät Nam (19.02.2009 11:21) - Ñöùc Hoàng y Steâphanoâ Kim Sou-hwan, nguyeân Toång giaùm muïc Seoul, ñaõ qua ñôøi taïi Seoul ngaøy 16 thaùng 2 naêm 2009 taïi Seoul. Thaùnh leã an taùng Ñöùc Hoàng y Kim seõ cöû haønh luùc 10 giôø saùng thöù Saùu, 20-02-2009 vaø Ñöùc Hoàng y seõ ñöôïc an taùng taïi nghóa trang daønh cho caùc linh muïc Coâng giaùo taïi Yongin. Ngaøy 18/02/2009, Hoäi ñoàng Giaùm muïc Vieät Nam vaø Toøa Toång Giaùm muïc Haø Noäi ñaõ göûi thö chia buoàn ñeán Ñöùc Hoàng y Nicholas Cheong Jinsuk cuûa Toång Giaùo phaän Seoul nhö sau:
THE EPISOPAL CONFERENCE OF VIETNAM'S BISHOPS
40 NHA CHUNG, HOAN KIEM, HA NOI,
VIET NAM
To: Nicholas Cardinal CHEONG jinsuk
1.2 GAMYEONG-DONG, JUNG-GU,
SEOUL 100-809, KOREA
February 18th 2009
Your Eminence,
It must be a great shock for us to hear of Cardinal Emeritus Stephan Kim Sou-hwan's death. It is really a considerable loss not only for the Catholic Church of Korea but for our Catholic Churches of Asia also, Everyone will hardly forget what He did for the South Korea's dynamic presence in the plan of bringing more democracy and Justice to the society. Most of Asian Catholics, in particular, will miss Him as one of the founders of the FABC to build the better communion among the Asian Catholic Churches.
We would like to take your deep sorrow to our heart as the ones in the same family.
Be sure of our union in your fervent prayer to beg our Lord to bring such a honourable prelate in the divine peace.
Truly yours,
Jospeh NGO QUANG KIET
General Secretary
Peter NGUYEN VAN NHON,
President
THE ARCHBISHOP'S RESIDENCE
40 NHA CHUNG, HOAN KIEM, HA NOI
VIET NAM
His Eminence Nicholas CHEONG Jinsuk
Archbishop of SEOUL
1.2 GAMYEONG-DONG, JUNG-GU,
SEOUL 100-809, KOREA
February 18th 2009
Your Eminence,
We are deeply sorry to be announced of Cardinal Emeritus Stephan Kim Sou-hwan's death. It must be a great loss not only for the Catholic Church of South Korea but also for the whole nation, as he took great part in the Christian engagement of the Church in the South Korea' society and in the formation of the more democratic and more equitable nation.
As the members of an archdiocese closely tied to yours, we feel ours your sorrow.
May our beloved prelate rest in divine peace.
Sincerely yours,
JOSEPH NGO QUANG KIET
Archbishop of Ha Noi