Vatican's spokesman: Pope cannot ignore events

The spokesman for the Holy See has stated " concerning the statements made by Pope John Paul II in the Golan ( during his visit to Quneitra) on the bad news of Gaza victims ( especially the killing of the Palestinian baby Iman hejjo of 4 month old) that the Pope knew of the event a little before heading for the Golan and he was not able to ignore these events." Monte Carlo radio quoted the spokesman as saying that the Pope was not subject to any pressure to visit the liberated city of Quneitra, which is the symbol of destruction by the Israeli forces which occupy the Golan..