In a letter, Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana and All Albania sent condolences on the passing away of the late Pope Benedict.
Referring to Pope Benedict, Metropolitan Anastasios speaks of a distinguished theologian with open horizons, who “worked steadfastly for the defense of the faith” and also mentions “he was a prominent personality, endowed with exceptional intellectual gifts and an inexhaustible faith in the Trinity God, integrity, kindness and sensitivity.”