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To: americanophile

From your article:

“AMMAN, Jordan, May 9 (UPI) —
“Pope Benedict XVI prayed Saturday at the King Hussein Mosque in the Jordanian capital Amman, Vatican officials said.”

Now here’s the true report from the same Vatican spokesman - he obviously got the question - did the Pope pray in the mosque:

Jesuit Father Federico Lombardi, Vatican spokesman, told reporters in Amman, “It would not be precise to say the pope prayed in the mosque (today), but it would be right to say he paused in respectful meditation in a place where numerous people also pray and meditate before God.”
From OPUSFR link: http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0902139.htm

All the other news outlets heard the Vatican spokesman correctly but for your UPI article. How come one might wonder. A good headline with which to beat the Pope and his flock?


46 posted on 05/09/2009 6:17:18 PM PDT by chase19
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To: chase19
A good headline with which to beat the Pope and his flock? Perhaps...although I think the Left would applaud such a move. I'm happy it didn't happen, and regret the misunderstanding.
47 posted on 05/09/2009 6:20:21 PM PDT by americanophile
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