"We the people of Burundi have suffered deeply but we also believe deeply in the redemptive value of suffering. We sympathise with our Holy Father Pope John Paul II in his present state of suffering."

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“We the people of Burundi have suffered deeply but we also believe deeply in the redemptive value of suffering”: Catholic Bishops send John Paul II message of sympathy from Burundi where more than 300,000 died in civil conflict (31 March 2005) Fides News Agency