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Pope Offers Plea for Peace in Christmas Message

New York Times

Sunday 26 December 2004, 3:12 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

By Ian Fisher

"I think of Africa, of the tragedy of Darfur in Sudan, of the Ivory Coast and of the Great Lakes region," which includes Congo and Rwanda, the pope, who is 84, told thousands of people on the chilly, rain-drenched cobblestones of St. Peter's Square. "With great apprehension I follow the situation in Iraq."

He also referred to the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. The issue is always important to the Vatican since the region is revered as the birthplace of Jesus.

In a square decorated by a huge Christmas tree and life-size Nativity scene, he called on help from Jesus for "an end to the spread of violence in its many forms."

"You, prince of true peace, help us to understand that the only way to build peace is to flee in horror from evil, and to pursue goodness with courage and perseverance," he said. "Men and women of good will, of every people on the earth, come with trust to the crib of the Savior."

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/26/international/europe/26pope.html?th