NSW: Pope was a great leader: Jensen

AAP General News (Australia)
04-03-2005
NSW: Pope was a great leader: Jensen

SYDNEY, April 3 AAP - Pope John Paul II was one of the great leaders of the past century,
the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Peter Jensen, said today.

Dr Jensen offered his sincere condolences to leaders and members of the Catholic church
on the death of the Pope.

"He was a man of great courage, indeed one of the great leaders of this and the last
century," he said in a statement.

"Maintaining an unswerving fidelity in his adherence to the traditional teaching of
his church, he was always an advocate for human rights.

"In particular (he) took a resilient stand for the sanctity of human life, especially
for the rights of the unborn and for those who cannot speak for themselves.

"Our Roman Catholic friends can be assured of our sympathy in their loss of this significant
church leader."

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