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He says this in a letter of condolence
(ANSA) – VATICAN CITY, OCTOBER 20 – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has sent a letter of condolence for the death of his friend, Gerhard Winkler. “Of all my colleagues and friends – wrote Joseph Ratzinger in a letter relaunched by some German sites – he was the closest to me.
His cheerfulness and his deep faith have always attracted me.
Now he has reached the afterlife, where certainly many friends await him. I hope to be able to join them soon “, adds the Pope Emeritus. (ANSA).