Thursday, November 27, 2014

Pope visits Turkey amid Christian-Muslim tensions

VATICAN CITY (AP) — When a pope last visited Turkey — Benedict XVI in 2006 — Muslim-Catholic tensions were so high that the Vatican added a stop at Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque at the last minute in hopes of showing Benedict's respect for Islam.



Pope visits Turkey amid Christian-Muslim tensions



source U.S. News - News http://ift.tt/15CQh9Z

No comments:

Post a Comment