AAS 70 [1978] - El Vaticano

858
Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Commentaritm Officiale
Ex Africae Australis Republica :
It is with deep regret that I have learnt of the passing of His Holiness
Pope John Pani I. I extend to you in my own name and on behalf of the
Government and people of the Republic of South Africa most sincere
condolences.
Marais Viljoen
Acting State President
Ex Algeria:
C'est avec stupeur et consternation que nous avons appris le décès
du Pape Jean Paul I. J'adresse à Votre Eminence, au nom du Gou­
vernement et du peuple algériens et en mon nom personnel nos con­
doléances les plus attristées.
Houari Boumediene
Président de la République
Ex Americae Septemtrionalis Foederatis Civitatibus (U.S.A.) :
It was with deep sadness that I learned of the sudden death of Pope
John Paul I. In the brief weeks of his reign, Pope John Paul captured
the imagination of his Church and of the world. He held out the
promise of combining his predecessors' finest qualifies, reaffirming what
is enduring and strong in the Catholic tradition, while expanding the
frontiers of the Church to cope with the needs of the modem world. The
warmth of his personality, and his understanding of the lives of ordinary
people, were evident to ail. We are ail made poorer by his death.
Ex Argentina :
Jimmy Carter
El pueblo y Gobierno argentinos profundamente conmovidos por la
repentina desaparición de Su Santidad el Papa Juan Pablo I, se unen
a la grey católica y al mundo todo haciéndoos llegar junto al Sacro Colegio
Cardenalicio, su congoja y pesar en este momento de dura prueba.
La noble personalidad de Juan Pablo I radiante en su alegre fe en
Cristo Nuestro Señor, llegó a lo más profundo del corazón argentino
por su intenso amor por la humanidad y su acción en favor de la paz
entre las naciones que de él tanto esperaban.
Jorge Rafael Videla
Presidente de la Nación Argentina