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Pope meets world Orthodox leader | Pope meets world Orthodox leader |
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Pope Benedict XVI has met Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Turkey, on the second day of a landmark visit to the largely Muslim country. | |
The Istanbul talks with the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians aimed to heal an old rift. | |
Earlier, the Pope held Mass near a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient western city of Ephesus. | Earlier, the Pope held Mass near a shrine to the Virgin Mary in the ancient western city of Ephesus. |
The four-day visit to Turkey has been overshadowed by comments the Pope made in September about Islam. | The four-day visit to Turkey has been overshadowed by comments the Pope made in September about Islam. |
See a map of where Orthodox and Catholic Europe meet | See a map of where Orthodox and Catholic Europe meet |
The meeting with Bartholomew - who heads a community of some 250 million Christians around the world - was the original reason for the pontiff's decision to travel to Turkey. | The meeting with Bartholomew - who heads a community of some 250 million Christians around the world - was the original reason for the pontiff's decision to travel to Turkey. |
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The two leaders began their meeting by holding a joint prayer service at the St George Church in Istanbul. | |
The two ancient branches of Christianity - the Eastern and the Western rites - split nearly 1,000 years ago over disputes including papal authority. | |
In Istanbul, Benedict will also meet faith leaders and visit the city's famous Blue Mosque. He is also scheduled to lead Mass in a cathedral. | |
Istanbul was once Constantinople - the centre of the Byzantine empire, but now the largest city in a secular Turkish republic. | |
Pilgrimage | Pilgrimage |
The service in Ephesus was the only open-air Mass Pope Benedict was to say in Turkey, for a congregation of some 500 Catholics brought to the shrine by special invitation. | The service in Ephesus was the only open-air Mass Pope Benedict was to say in Turkey, for a congregation of some 500 Catholics brought to the shrine by special invitation. |
The Pope was in Ephesus to visit a shrine to the Virgin MaryThe Pope visited the small stone house set in the lush green hillside where the Virgin Mary is thought to have spent her last days. | |
It is visited every year by tens of thousands of pilgrims. | It is visited every year by tens of thousands of pilgrims. |
He also honoured the memory of a Roman Catholic priest who was killed amid Muslim anger over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. | He also honoured the memory of a Roman Catholic priest who was killed amid Muslim anger over the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. |
"Let us sing joyfully, even when we're tested by difficulties and dangers, as we have learned from the fine witness given by the Roman priest John Andrea Santoro, whom I am pleased to recall in this celebration," he said. | |
HAVE YOUR SAY It's such a shame that the Pope's visit was overshadowed by protests before his arrival Serkan, Istanbul Send us your comments Read our online debate | HAVE YOUR SAY It's such a shame that the Pope's visit was overshadowed by protests before his arrival Serkan, Istanbul Send us your comments Read our online debate |
There is only a tiny Catholic community left in Turkey and many in the congregation were foreigners who live in the country and some had travelled from the Mediterranean coast for the occasion. | There is only a tiny Catholic community left in Turkey and many in the congregation were foreigners who live in the country and some had travelled from the Mediterranean coast for the occasion. |
Call for dialogue | Call for dialogue |
On Tuesday, Pope Benedict called for an "authentic dialogue" between Christians and Muslims in a speech at Turkey's directorate of religious affairs. | On Tuesday, Pope Benedict called for an "authentic dialogue" between Christians and Muslims in a speech at Turkey's directorate of religious affairs. |
He said the exchange must be "based on truth and inspired by a sincere wish to know one another better". | He said the exchange must be "based on truth and inspired by a sincere wish to know one another better". |
I want to reiterate the solidarity between the cultures - this is our duty Pope Benedict XVI Press doubts Pope's motives | I want to reiterate the solidarity between the cultures - this is our duty Pope Benedict XVI Press doubts Pope's motives |
The visit has been overshadowed by angry protests by Turkish Muslims. | The visit has been overshadowed by angry protests by Turkish Muslims. |
Tens of thousands of people protested in Istanbul at the weekend, calling on the Pope to stay away or apologise for comments he made about Islam in a speech in September. | |
Speaking to an academic audience in Germany, the Pope quoted a Byzantine emperor who characterised Islam as a violent religion. | Speaking to an academic audience in Germany, the Pope quoted a Byzantine emperor who characterised Islam as a violent religion. |
While the Pope insisted the remarks did not reflect his own views, the speech was widely reported and caused anger across the Islamic world. | While the Pope insisted the remarks did not reflect his own views, the speech was widely reported and caused anger across the Islamic world. |
WHERE EAST MEETS WEST Kosovo is an overwhelmingly Muslim province of Serbia, pushing for independenceIn Lviv and other western parts of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church predominates - a church that follows Eastern rites but vows allegiance to RomeRepublika Srpska is the Serb part of BosniaCyprus is divided between the Greek, Orthodox south and the breakaway Turkish, Muslim north | WHERE EAST MEETS WEST Kosovo is an overwhelmingly Muslim province of Serbia, pushing for independenceIn Lviv and other western parts of Ukraine, the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church predominates - a church that follows Eastern rites but vows allegiance to RomeRepublika Srpska is the Serb part of BosniaCyprus is divided between the Greek, Orthodox south and the breakaway Turkish, Muslim north |
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