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| Pope makes visit to Jordan mosque | |
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| Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Jordan's largest mosque on the second day of his visit to the Middle East. | |
| The pontiff prayed at the King Hussein Mosque in the capital, Amman, and is addressing local Muslim leaders. | |
| He began the day with a visit to Mount Nebo, where the Bible says Moses saw the Promised Land before he died. | He began the day with a visit to Mount Nebo, where the Bible says Moses saw the Promised Land before he died. |
| Analysts say the Pope is keen to mend relations with the Islamic world. Many Muslims took offence to a speech he made in 2006. | Analysts say the Pope is keen to mend relations with the Islamic world. Many Muslims took offence to a speech he made in 2006. |
| The Pope's eight-day tour - his first to the region as pontiff - will take him to Israel and the West Bank. | The Pope's eight-day tour - his first to the region as pontiff - will take him to Israel and the West Bank. |
| As he arrived in Amman on Friday he described himself as a "pilgrim of peace" and stressed his "deep respect" for Islam. | As he arrived in Amman on Friday he described himself as a "pilgrim of peace" and stressed his "deep respect" for Islam. |
| POPE'S MID EAST SCHEDULE On Sunday Pope gives an open-air Mass and will pray at Wadi Kharrar on the east bank of the River Jordan, where Christians believe Jesus was baptised.On Monday Pope travels to Tel Aviv for four days in Israel and the Palestinian territories.While there he will visit a Palestinian refugee camp and is also due to visit Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. In pictures: Pope visits Jordan Pope in the Mid East: The issues Jordanian hopes high Profile: Pope Benedict XVI Send us your comments | POPE'S MID EAST SCHEDULE On Sunday Pope gives an open-air Mass and will pray at Wadi Kharrar on the east bank of the River Jordan, where Christians believe Jesus was baptised.On Monday Pope travels to Tel Aviv for four days in Israel and the Palestinian territories.While there he will visit a Palestinian refugee camp and is also due to visit Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank. In pictures: Pope visits Jordan Pope in the Mid East: The issues Jordanian hopes high Profile: Pope Benedict XVI Send us your comments |
| Jordan's King Abdullah welcomed the Pope to "the heartland of faiths for Christians and Muslims alike". | Jordan's King Abdullah welcomed the Pope to "the heartland of faiths for Christians and Muslims alike". |
| The 82-year-old Pope praised Jordan's "respect for religion". | The 82-year-old Pope praised Jordan's "respect for religion". |
| The Pope's visit is aimed at encouraging the minority Christian community in the Middle East, and creating a better dialogue with Muslims and Jews. | The Pope's visit is aimed at encouraging the minority Christian community in the Middle East, and creating a better dialogue with Muslims and Jews. |
| The Pope has upset both Muslims and Jews during his time at the Vatican. | The Pope has upset both Muslims and Jews during his time at the Vatican. |
| During a speech in 2006 he quoted a medieval scholar who linked the Islamic faith to violence - he later apologised after an outcry among Muslims. | During a speech in 2006 he quoted a medieval scholar who linked the Islamic faith to violence - he later apologised after an outcry among Muslims. |
| And Jewish leaders were angered recently when the Vatican lifted an ex-communication of a Holocaust-denying bishop. | And Jewish leaders were angered recently when the Vatican lifted an ex-communication of a Holocaust-denying bishop. |