Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo, 72
Posted: Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 5:07 pmThe president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Cardinal Alfonso Lopez Trujillo died on Sunday at the age of 72.
The Colombian cardinal died at a hospital in Rome where he was admitted in March. The funeral Mass will be conducted in the Vatican Basilica on Wednesday… Pope Benedict will preside over the funeral liturgy, pronounce the homily, and administer the burial rites.
Cardinal Trujillo was among the most outspoken Vatican critics of the “culture of death.” He had repeatedly denounced abortion and same-sex marriage, condemned the exploitation of human embryos and the trend toward acceptance of euthanasia, and argued strenuously against the promotion of condom use as a means of curbing the spread of AIDS, Catholic World News reported. … Read full obituary
