His mother, suddenly at the center of the maelstrom, was barely able to get through the reading of a simple statement, much less talk about her son's life.
The day -- which included the reading of a joint statement by the two religious leaders, warm embraces and other signs of a thaw -- was a turning point for the Greek Orthodox Church, which has long sought an apology from the Vatican.
Since Lambe v Eames, the courts have instead taken the approach that the circumstances and the reading of the statement as a whole are the factors, and that no particular words will impose a trust on their own.
"America's theaters are still scared of us, don't know we exist, or don't care that we exist," the introduction to the festival program reads, part of a statement that amounts to a manifesto.
At a private meeting between China's prime minister, Wen Jiabao, and the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Hun Sen, Cambodia's leader and the host of the meeting here, read a statement that it was the consensus of the group that the issue of the South China Sea would not be "internationalized".
"In such cases, resolution of the issue is entirely in the hands of the court," reads a statement on the website of the Willis Independent School District.
As the proceedings started, Gregg Perras, father of one of the victims, read a statement to reporters.
Representatives of the peaceful protesters read a statement of their demands before turning to Gezi Park, the center of a campaign to save the only green patch in Istanbul's center.
"While driving the group to a hotel, an altercation occurred between one of the passengers and the driver of the limousine," read a statement from the Toronto police.
In the footage, one of the workers reads a statement urging Erdogan to uphold his end of the bargain.
