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Article: Cardinal Edouard Gagnon, P.S.S. 1918-2007.(Cover story)(Obituary)
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- Catholic Insight
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- November 1, 2007
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"A faithful pastor who, with an evangelical spirit, consecrated his life in service to Christ and His Church"--Pope Benedict XVI.
In the death of Cardinal Gagnon, a member of the Sulpicians (P.S.S.), Canada has lost one of its most illustrious churchmen. He was a holy, learned and courageous teacher and defender of Life and the Faith.
THE BASIC STATISTICS
Edouard Gagnon was born in the small Gaspe town of Port Daniel in 1918, the third of thirteen children. His mother was part Irish, his father French Canadian, a carpenter. The family moved to Montreal in his childhood. He went from altar boy to seminarian and was ordained a Sulpician priest ...