"Our families in Croatia, our Croatian people know well what we are feeling in these sad moments. This is family grief. The loss of a dear and loved person," Lozano said in his message.
Croatians will not forget the Holy Father's three visits to Croatia, his support in moments of crucial importance and his love for the Croatian people, who suffered a lot like the Polish people, Lozano said.
That is why I want to thank all bishops and priests, authorities and the faithful, families, parents, and young people for so many proofs of love for the Holy Father John Paul II and their prayers for him to the Lord. God has blessed his Church and the entire world with the gift of the Supreme Pontiff, who is now in heaven and speaks for us to the Father, Lozano said among other things.