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Is anybody on this thread capable of discerning quotes from media set-up?
The Pope did NOT make the statement regarding UN authorization!

"More than ever we need a new international order which draws on the experience and results of the United Nations," the 83-year-old pontiff said at a mass in St Peter's Basilica.

So they made this line up?

Did he make the following statements quoted by him in article below?

Thursday May 15, 9:27 PM

Pope indicates U.N. should lead Iraq reconstruction

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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope John Paul, a staunch opponent of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, said on Thursday that the United Nations should play a central role in the reconstruction of shattered nations.

In a series of speeches to 12 newly appointed ambassadors to the Holy See, the Pope said conflict and terrorism could never resolve the world's problems.

Without mentioning either country by name, the Pope made clear that he opposed U.S. moves to oversee the rebuilding of Iraq, saying the international community should take the lead.

"The United Nations is called upon, more than ever, to be the central place for decisions on the reconstruction of countries," he told the assembled ambassadors.

"That is an essential condition needed to restore trust in the heart of a country."

Washington has so far dragged its feet on calls for the United Nations to be given a major role in rebuilding Iraq, sending in its own team of officials to administer the country following the fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.

The pope, who turns 83 on Sunday, led a vigorous anti-war campaign ahead of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, warning that the conflict could fuel terrorism and regional strife.

"War, which has once again won the upper hand, cannot be seen as a way to resolve conflicts," he said on Thursday, adding that terrorism endangered "the common cause of peace and the dignity of peoples".

In a speech to the new Syrian ambassador to the Vatican, the pontiff said the time had come for all peoples in the Middle East to learn to live together in peace, respecting the independence and sovereignty of their neighbours.

"One must hope that all the leaders of this region display courage and audacity," he said. Syria, which is still nominally at war with Israel, said this week that it wanted to resume peace talks with its old enemy.