President of U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops Statement on the Death of President George H.W.
Bush
December 3, 2018
WASHINGTON--Cardinal
Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops, has issued the following statement on the
passing of President George Herbert Walker Bush.
Cardinal DiNardo’s
full statement follows:
“We join with
people across the nation as we mourn the passing of President George H.W. Bush.
We remember with gratitude this great man who spent his life selflessly in
service of his country. With an
unwavering commitment to building bridges of peace and ensuring our nation's
freedoms, he also inspired many as a devoted husband, father and family
patriarch.
On behalf of my
brother bishops of the United States, we pray for the repose of the soul of our
forty-first president as we remember a life well lived.
We also offer our
deepest sympathy and prayers for his bereaved family and all those who mourn
his passing. May you find peace and
comfort in the consoling love of Jesus Christ.”
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Keywords: United
States Conference of Catholic Bishops, USCCB, President George H.W. Bush,
Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, forty-first President
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