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CARDINAL NAVARRETE EDUCATED PEOPLE IN TRUE JUSTICE

VATICAN CITY, 24 NOV 2010 (VIS) - Following today's general audience, the Holy
Father went to the altar of the Cathedra in the Vatican Basilica, where he
presided at the rites of "Ultima Commendatio" and
"Valedictio" at the end of
the funeral Mass for Cardinal Urbano Navarrete S.J., who died on 22 November at
the age of 90. The Mass was celebrated by Cardinal Angelo Sodano, dean of the
College of Cardinals.

In his homily, the Holy Father described the late Spanish cardinal as a "master
of justice. The meticulous study and impassioned teaching of canon law were the
central element of his life. Educating the young generations in true justice,
the justice of Christ, the justice of the Gospel, was the ministry Cardinal
Navarrete accomplished over the course of his life".

The Pope then went on to recall how Cardinal Navarrete was, "in particular, an
expert on marriage law". He was dean of the Faculty of Canon Law at the
Pontifical Gregorian University, and rector of the university itself. Pope
Benedict also highlighted the cardinal's "interest in important ecclesial
events, such as the diocesan synod of Rome and Vatican Council II, his
competent scholarly contributions to the revision of the Code of Canon Law and
his fruitful collaboration with various dicasteries of the Roman Curia as a
highly-esteemed consultant".

Cardinal Navarrete "used to say that three fundamental principles guided him in
his studies: great love for the past and for tradition; ... sensitivity towards
the problems, needs and challenges of the present where God has placed us and,
finally, the capacity to look and open oneself to the future, not with fear but
with hope, the hope that comes from faith. This profoundly Christian vision
guided his efforts for God, for the Church and for man in his teaching and his
works".

"The shining truth of faith in eternal life comforts us each time we bid our
final farewell to a deceased confrere. Cardinal Urbano Navarrete, spiritual son
of St. Ignatius of Loyola, ... loved Christ and lived in intimate union with
Him, especially in his prolonged periods of prayer". As a child, his own
parents "created a climate of profound Christian faith in their family,
favouring in their six children - of whom three became Jesuits and two nuns -
the courage to bear witness to their faith, not putting anything before the
love of Christ and doing everything for the greater glory of God".
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