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They buried France’s beloved Cardinal Lustiger today, and Rocco has the scoop on the funeral. France’s president was there, and the former First Lady Bernadette Chirac, and Lech Walesa, among others. His piece concludes with this haunting quote, from the plaque that will be placed in Notre Dame — the late cardinal’s message to the…http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_0DySLTT4PWo/Rrx-oFGlemI/AAAAAAAAAiU/yrSS8Xd_L2E/s320/casket.jpg