"You inherit the legacy not only of your immediate predecessor, but of a long line of popes that started with St. Peter, in a world burdened with great problems and faced with difficult challenges.
Such a world needs and seeks a high moral authority to guide all of us in line with the Gospel and in the spirit of the Council.
I am confident that you will be followed by the sincere prayers and good wishes of millions of believers from all continents," President Mesic said in the letter among other things.