Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Taize founder slain
The founder of the French religious Taizé Community, Brother Roger, was attacked and killed by a
mentally disturbed man during vespers. Roger, 90, was attacked during evening prayer today at
Taizé, near Cluny, in the eastern Burgundy region. Roger, a Protestant with a degree in theology,
devoted his life to the reconciliation between Christian denominations.
