Ecumenicism of Taize community founder Brother Roger Schutz borne out at funeral
Thankfully, the life of the Taize Community will continue to bear witness to Brother Roger's "ecumenism of holiness." In his death as in his life, as people from many Christians denominations attended his funeral yesterday, the ecumenical outreach of his ministry continues to bear fruit.BBC News UK Edition
Last Updated: Tuesday, 23 August 2005, 16:38 GMT 17:38 UK
Faithful flock to Taize funeral
About 10,000 people have attended the funeral of Brother Roger, the founder of the religious community of Taize in eastern France.
German President Horst Koehler, French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and clergy from around the world attended.
The 90-year-old Swiss-born theologian was stabbed to death by a Romanian woman while celebrating mass last week.
He founded the community during World War II as a refuge to people of all Christian denominations.
Taize, in the Burgundy region of France, later became an international pilgrimage site for young people who go there to pray and meditate.
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Brother Roger's Funeral Highlights 'Ecumenism of Holiness'
8/23/2005
TAIZÉ, France, AUG. 24, 2005 (Zenit) - The funeral rites of Brother Roger Schutz, founder of Taizé Community, drew thousands of people from a range of Churches and Christian communities.
Some 12,000 people from all over the world arrived in the small town in the Burgundy region to pray for the 90-year-old religious who was stabbed to death Aug. 16 by an apparently unstable 36-year-old Romanian woman.
The funeral rites in the Church of Reconciliation were presided over today by Cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He concelebrated Mass with four priests of this ecumenical community, and read a message from Benedict XVI.
In the text, sent by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, the Holy Father said that in Taizé "numerous generations of Christians, respecting their own confessions," have undergone "an authentic experience of faith, in the encounter with Christ, thanks to prayer and brotherly love, responding in this way to his invitation to live unity by the bond of peace."
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Frere Roger: hundreds pay homage before funeral
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8/23/2005
Thousands of people are converging on Taizé, in southern Bourgogne, where the funeral of Frère Roger Schutz, founder of the community, will be held later today. He was murdered last August 16 by a mentally disturbed woman during vespers.
Hundreds have already paid homage to the departed before the official ceremonies officiated by cardinal Walter Kasper, president of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of Unity Among Christians. The presence of the Apostolic Nuntio in France is also expected, archbishop Fortunato Baldelli, and the archbishop of Algiers, Henri Tessier, as well as representatives from various religious creeds.
News of the murder of Frére Roger reached brother Alois, who years ago was designated to succeed him, while he was in Cologne for the World Youth Day celebrations. He will now continue the conciliatory efforts started by the great soul of Taizé as Benedict XVI also hoped in a telegram sent as soon as he found out about the murder. He described Frère Roger as “an indefatigable witness of the faith” and a man that “passionately loved the Church”.
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