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  • Barroso disappointed at lack of EU support for Pope

    09/24/2006 6:17:05 AM PDT · by lizol · 5 replies · 345+ views
    Scotsman ^ | Sat 23 Sep 2006
    Barroso disappointed at lack of EU support for Pope BERLIN (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was quoted as saying on Saturday that more European leaders should have spoken out in support of the Pope after he made controversial comments on Islam. "I was disappointed there were not more European leaders who said 'naturally the Pope has the right to express his views'," Barroso was quoted as saying to the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. "The problem is not the statements of the Pope but the reaction of the extremists," the paper quoted him as saying in a preview...