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Avery Card. Dulles, RIP
Cardinal Dulles passed away.
Please say a prayer for the repose of his soul.
With a biretta tip to Amy, here is a video of his ordination:
12 December 2008
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Requiem aeternam dona eo Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Comment by Flambeaux — 12 December 2008 @ 9:13 amMay God grant eternal rest to this good and faithful servant.
Comment by Chuck — 12 December 2008 @ 9:23 amLord have mercy!
I’m stunned…I did not know that he was even ill.
I had the great blessing of meeting the Cardinal years before he named as such. He was quite the theologian and a very gracious man.
Grant rest, O Lord, to the soul of your servant.
Comment by Father Deacon Daniel — 12 December 2008 @ 9:33 amThank you for letting us know, Father Z. I had no idea.
May he come into the eternal peace of the Lord.
Comment by MargoB — 12 December 2008 @ 9:38 amA great convert and man of the Church, from a great American legal and patriotic family. RIP.
Comment by Woody Jones — 12 December 2008 @ 9:54 amHe died this morning at 6:30am in Murry Wigel Hall at Fordham University in New York. Eternal rest.
Comment by Damien — 12 December 2008 @ 9:58 amMay he rest in peace.
Comment by Phil (NL) — 12 December 2008 @ 10:03 amSaints of God, come to his aid. Come to greet him, angels of the Lord. Receive his soul, and present him to God the Most High.
Comment by MPod — 12 December 2008 @ 10:16 amNearly all semester I’ve been studying out of one of his books. What a loss to us and what a gain in heaven! May he enjoy being in God’s presence! God bless him and rest him.
Comment by Ann — 12 December 2008 @ 10:38 amRequiem aeternam dona eo Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
Comment by Graham — 12 December 2008 @ 11:23 amChrist is risen from the dead, trampling death by death, and to those in the tombs granting life.
RIP.
Comment by Andrew, UK and sometimes Canada — 12 December 2008 @ 11:34 amChorus Angelorum eum suscipiat,et cum Lazaro quondam paupere aeternam habea requiem.
Comment by Reginald Pole — 12 December 2008 @ 11:39 amI remember reading that he was impressed by the splendor and solemnity of the (traditional) Mass and that was instrumental in his decision to convert. A great writer and man of God.
Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. Requiescat in pace. Anima eius et animae omnium fidelium defunctorum per misericordiam Dei requiescant in pace.
Comment by Roland de Chanson — 12 December 2008 @ 11:42 amV. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
V. Benedicamus Domino.
R. Deo gratias.
Fidelium animae, per misericordium Dei, requiescant in pace.
Amen
Comment by Aelric — 12 December 2008 @ 12:05 pmCardinal Dulles was 90 and was living with the effects of post-polio syndrome. I found in good spirits and still working when I visited with him in June and August. He was submitting, with the help of administrative assistant of many years, Sr. Anne Marie Kirmse, OP, a manuscript on evangelization to Paulist. May his memory be eternal.
Comment by Paul Zalonski — 12 December 2008 @ 12:12 pmMay the Lord’s perpetual light shine upon him Amen.
Comment by Joe of St. Thérèse — 12 December 2008 @ 1:26 pmR.I.P.
Comment by Mark R — 12 December 2008 @ 1:38 pmMuch respect for him, but reading his Models of the Church was drier than eating a bowl of sawdust with a wooden spoon.
Unfortunately, his father was one of those responsible for the horrendous policies toward Germany after the Great War which provided fertile ground to germinate someone like Hitler.
Good night, sweet prince . . . of the Church!
Comment by Nicknackpaddywack — 12 December 2008 @ 3:36 pmI’ll miss him. Maybe he can put in a good word for his friend, Fr. Neuhaus.
(Really timely remarks, Mark R.)
Comment by Thomas — 12 December 2008 @ 4:49 pmI recall that during His Holiness’ visit back in April, he met with all the US bishops (and cardinals), but Cardinal Dulles was too ill, so it was arranged for the Pope to visit him.
Comment by Geoffrey — 12 December 2008 @ 5:42 pmHere is a wonderful piece that Cardinal Dulles wrote:
Vatican II: The Myth and the Reality
I don’t consider myself a fan of the magazine, but this article is excellent. Especially his twelve “myths about Vatican II”!
And I noticed that the term “hermeneutic of discontinuity” was used by Cardinal Dulles in 2003. I had believed this term was invented by Pope Benedict XVI in his December 2005 speech, but I guess it has a longer history than that!
Lux perpetua luceat eo….
Comment by Lawrence King — 12 December 2008 @ 5:48 pmThank you Cardinal Dulles for your witness to the Gospel. Rest in Peace
Comment by Jason — 12 December 2008 @ 7:22 pmR.I.P.
Much respect for him, but reading his Models of the Church was drier than eating a bowl of sawdust with a wooden spoon.
I agree about the turgid writing style, but he was actually much more engaging as a teacher.
Unfortunately, his father was one of those responsible for the horrendous policies toward Germany after the Great War which provided fertile ground to germinate someone like Hitler.
Comment by Mark R
My understanding is that JFDulles opposed the heavy war reparations levied on Germany.
Comment by RBrown — 12 December 2008 @ 8:56 pmI must have a turgid reading style. I find Models of the Church to be written in an academic language, to be sure, but don’t find that to be “dry.”
Comment by Antiquarian — 12 December 2008 @ 11:39 pm