Friday, April 06, 2007

Pope presides at Good Friday Way of Cross procession


Pope Benedict XVI carries a cross during the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) at the Colosseum in Rome April 6, 2007. (REUTERS/Maurizio Brambatti-Pool)

Boston Globe
By Phil Stewart | April 6, 2007

ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict led a procession around the ancient ruins of the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday and listened to meditations including one lamenting the abuse and marginalisation of women across the world.

The 79-year-old Pope led the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession commemorating Christ's suffering and death, one of the main services ahead of Easter -- the climax of the Christian year.

He stood before a solemn crowd of tens of thousands holding candles under the night sky.

The 14 meditations, written by a church official and read aloud, painted a bleak picture of an abusive and neglectful world.
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