Cardinal Mahony praises Nazi hunter Wiesenthal's 'enduring legacy'

Published: 2005-09-21

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- Cardinal Roger M. Mahony of Los Angeles hailed Simon Wiesenthal, the famed Nazi hunter who died Sept. 20 at age 96, for "the enduring legacy he gave the world in making certain that future generations never forget the horrors of the Holocaust." "Many men stand tall in the annals of history, but few reach the stature of Simon Wiesenthal," Cardinal Mahony said in a Sept. 20 statement. Wiesenthal, himself a Holocaust survivor, died in his Vienna, Austria, home. He had authorized the use of his name by a Holocaust study center and a Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. "While his physical presence has ebbed away, his spirit of determination to create a world where prejudice and hatred no longer exist will continue forward," Cardinal Mahony said.

Copyright (c) 2005 Catholic News Service /U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The CNS news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed, including but not limited to such means as framing or any other digital copying or distribution method, in whole or in part without the prior written authority of Catholic News Service .