” “” ” "I have been extremely glad to learn that the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Romania has elected His Excellence as the Patriarch of the Rumanian Orthodox Church". This is the beginning of the well-wishing message that the Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucharest, Ioan Robu, president of the Rumanian Bishops Conference, sent yesterday to the new Patriarch of Romania, Daniel, a few hours after his election. "The Holy Spirit writes the Archbishop , through the voice of the members of the Ecclesiastic Election Board has called you to be the Father and Pastor of all the faithful of the Rumanian Orthodox Church. On behalf of the Catholics, I express my sentiments of appreciation, respect and love in the Lord. I ask God Triune and Almighty, full of love for men, to give you good health, blessing, grace and a long and plentiful apostolate, at the service of the Rumanian Orthodox Church, in the accomplishment of the common good of all Rumanians, according to the ancient tradition of your worthy predecessors". ” “” “” “” “
