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bigtree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-15-06 12:09 PM
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Pope prays for "victory of peace" in Middle East
15/08/2006 - 5:34:19 PM

Pope Benedict XVI prayed for the “victory of peace” in the Middle East, as his special envoy led the faithful in prayers in Lebanon, where a UN-brokered ceasefire appeared to be holding today.

In the early morning, the Pope celebrated Mass in a small church in the town south-east of Rome. During his off-the-cuff homily, the pope invoked Mary, asking her to “help the victory of peace today

He told the faithful that he had sent a special envoy, French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, to a Marian sanctuary in Harissa, Lebanon, to “bring comfort and concrete solidarity to all the victims of the conflict and to pray for the great intention of peace.”

During Mass at the Lebanese shrine, Etchegaray told the faithful that “no peace established by an agreement can hold if it is not accompanied also by peace in the heart,” Vatican Radio reported.


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Another Bill C. Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-15-06 12:24 PM
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1. He helped bring it on.
When the (now) Pope advised 26% of the American Voters (Catholics) to vote against John Kerry, he helped set in motion those events that have taken thousands of civilian lives during the past couple of years. He should be flogging himself on a daily basis for his part in the middle east killings.
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