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STATEMENT BY THE PRIME MINISTER
April 7, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien expressed his sadness today following the news
of the death of Cardinal Gerald Emmett Carter:
"Canadians will mourn the passing of this great man whose leadership
of his Church and his community will be missed by those of all faiths. Cardinal
Carter devoted his life to the Roman Catholic Church as priest, bishop,
archbishop and cardinal. He was a teacher and an academic of vision who saw his
Church as an instrument of good and demonstrated this belief through his work on
behalf of the homeless and the poor. A man of keen intelligence and wit,
Cardinal Carter welcomed openness and debate on moral, social, and political
issues. His contributions to the Roman Catholic Church and to Canada will always
be remembered."
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