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Papal aides confirmed that, in a conciliatory gesture to Muslims, the Pope had altered his official programme to include a visit to the Blue Mosque, or Sultanahmet, in Istanbul. He will be the second Pope to set foot in a mosque, after John Paul II in Damascus in 2001.
In a reciprocal gesture Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister, indicated that he would “find time” after all to meet the Pope tomorrow at Ankara airport. He insisted that his absence during the Pope’s trip because of a Nato summit in Riga was not a “snub”. The Pope was “welcome” in Turkey, “but whoever comes here must show respect for the Prophet Muhammad”.
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11 posted on
11/27/2006 7:33:20 AM PST by
NYer
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To: NYer
Behind the scenes Vatican and Italian security forces have planned for the worst***************
May God be with them.
12 posted on
11/27/2006 7:43:21 AM PST by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
The Pope was “welcome” in Turkey, “but whoever comes here must show respect for the Prophet Muhammad”. Yeah, Turkey is a secular state. Sure.
14 posted on
11/27/2006 8:32:49 AM PST by
Aquinasfan
(When you find "Sola Scriptura" in the Bible, let me know)
To: NYer
But Turkey is a secular state, right? ;-).
16 posted on
11/27/2006 8:55:50 AM PST by
RobbyS
( CHIRHO)
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