"For the young, he was, along with John Paul II, a witness and a prophet of faith, for his ability to reach their hearts with his life and his word". This is how Mgr André Vingt-Trois, archbishop of Paris, recalls the "extraordinary" figure of frère Roger. "We are shocked he said to Sir especially for the savage way he died. I called the frères of Taizé to tell them all of Paris today sympathises with them". "Frère Roger added the archbishop – was an important forerunner of ecumenism and European reconciliation. His plan came into being just at the end of the Second World War, aiming at the reconciliation between the Christians and the peoples. His charisma is livelier than ever. Frère Roger’s legacy is the sign of a life fully devoted to the unity of Christians and the reconciliation of men".
