Pope's stances are appreciated in the Arab states
Regional-Vatican, Politics, 7/15/2003

The Vatican announced yesterday that the denouncement pronounced by Pope John Paul II of the American military interference in Iraq and his call for a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East were appreciated in the Arab states.

The message was conveyed to the chairman of the Papal council for dialogue among religions, Michael Fitzgerald, during a meeting with heads of other churches from the Middle East held on July 7 and 9 in Sednaya ( in the outskirts of Damascus, where one of the oldest churches in the world is situated ), in Syria.

The statement explained that the participants expressed their appreciation for the Pope's position and the Catholic officials on the Middle East, especially their condemnation of the war against Iraq and their demand of a just and comprehensive peace in the Middle East especially in Palestine."

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