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Cardinal Shirayanagi passes away at age 81

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows a portrait of Cardinal Seiichi Shirayanagi, who was named cardinal in October 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Shirayanagi died of heart failure Dec. 30, 2009, at a monastery in Tokyo's Nerima Ward where he was recuperating. He was 81.

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Japanese cardinal hopes new pope will follow predecessor

TOKYO, Japan - Roman Catholic Cardinal Seiichi Shirayanagi (L), one of the two Japanese eligible to vote for a new pope, shakes hands with Pope John Paul II in a photo taken in 1991 at the Vatican. Shirayanagi said in an interview with Kyodo News on April 3 that he hopes Pope John Paul will be replaced by someone who will follow a similar course. The photo was provided by Shirayanagi (Kyodo)

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Cardinal Shirayanagi passes away at age 81

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows a portrait of Cardinal Seiichi Shirayanagi, who was named cardinal in October 1994 by Pope John Paul II. Shirayanagi died of heart failure Dec. 30, 2009, at a monastery in Tokyo's Nerima Ward where he was recuperating. He was 81. (Kyodo)