Sunday, August 21, 2005

Pope urges Muslims to fight fanaticism; says poisons ties between Christians and Muslims

Catholic Online News
International News Story

Pope calls on Muslims to fight 'cruel fanaticism' of terror

8/20/2005

COLOGNE, Germany (AFP) - Pope Benedict XVI used the first foreign trip of his pontificate to urge Muslim leaders to do more to combat the "cruel fanaticism" of terrorism that aimed to poison ties between Christians and Muslims.

The pope was later greeted by at least 700,000 young Catholics at a giant open-air prayer vigil as the penultimate day of his four-day visit swung from the political to the spiritual.

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