” “Pope Benedict XVI expressed in a telegram his “heart-felt sympathy for the serious loss that has affected once again all of Italy and in particular the armed forces that are engaged in the generous self-sacrifice of supporting the peace process amidst badly-suffering peoples”. The telegram has been signed by card. Angelo Sodano, secretary of State, and sent to mgr. Angelo Bagnasco, who, today, in the Roman basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, will celebrate the funerals of the two Alpine soldiers killed in the terrorist attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Pope reads the telegram learnt of the “despicable attack against the Italian convoy stationed in Kabul, which killed the two Alpine soldiers” and wanted to “send their parents and relatives the expression of his personal sympathy with their deep grief”. The telegram speaks of “young victims who sacrificed their lives”, and the Pope ends by invoking “solace for all those who mourn their dramatic death”.
