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World Jewish News
Pope, in Nazareth, urges end to hatred
14.05.2009
Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass in Nazareth, calling for a rejection of hatred and prejudice.
After arriving in the bullet-proof popemobile, Benedict urged the crowd of about 40,000 gathered at Mount Precipice, where an angry mob is said to have tried to push Jesus off the cliff, to "reject the destructive power of hatred and prejudice, which kills men's souls before it kills their bodies."
Nazareth, in northern Israel's Galilee, is one of Israel's largest Arab cities. About one third of its 65,000 residents are Christian.
Following Thursday morning's mass, the pontiff visited the Basilica of the Annunciation to meet with local religious leaders.
He is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister later Thursday in Nazareth.
Источник: JTA
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