Archduke of Austria: There was No Pride
(gloria.tv) Otto von Habsburg has accepted his vocation in Christian faith, which he found exemplary in the life of his parents.
This were the words of Cardinal Schönborn in his homily during the Requiem for Otto von Habsburg on 16 July 2011 at the Cathedral of Vienna:
He understood the heritage of his family as mission and vocation - the Cardinal added:
"With his life, he showed us how we can take heart from yesterday for tomorrow."
According to the Cardinal one may also learn from him in matters related to the proper handling with the history in Austria:
"First and foremost the great virtue of humility belongs to a successful life, the talent of the real great personalities who do not look down on anyone but knowing themselves as little in front of God."
Innumerable people noticed this attitude of Otto von Habsburg - according to the Cardinal: "There was no pride of place and a »frugal self-consciousness« (Pope Benedict XVI.), to be the heir of …More