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...Pope to show goodwill to people of other faiths is to pray in their holy places. In Istanbul last week, Benedict XVI unexpectedly replicated a signature gesture by John Paul II in Jerusalem in 2000. Both won praise for their irenic moves...
...sure, the PSG "ultras" have established a reputation for equal-opportunity thuggery: During a 2001 Champions' League game against Istanbul side Galatasaray, 56 people were injured - miraculously none were killed - when Paris fans stormed the visitor's section and savaged Turkish fans. In 2004, the bus transporting arch-rival Marseille to the Parc was ambushed by Paris "ultras" throwing bottles and heavy metal petanque balls...
...Gestures: The late addition to Benedict's itinerary - a visit to Istanbul's famed Blue Mosque - will go down as the defining moment of this visit. His host on Thursday, the head cleric of Istanbul Mustafa Cagrici, had been one of 38 world Muslim leaders to sign a letter in response to Benedict's speech in September. Offering a tour of the mosque and explaining step-by-step what happens when Muslims come to pray, Cagrici continued his respectful lesson to the professor Pontiff on what he sees as the true, moderate nature of Islam. The two later gathered...
...Pope will be in Istanbul as a guest of Bartholomew until Friday. High on their agenda will be the future of the city's once-thriving Greek Orthodox community, and the patriarchate itself...
...Chief among Greek Orthodox grievances is the closure of a seminary to train priests on Halki island, just off Istanbul. Turkey closed the school in 1971 in line with strict secular laws that prohibit private religious higher education. Priests are currently trained in the U.S. and Greece. "Sure we can train priests elsewhere," says Karioutsos, "You can train a Catholic priest anywhere in the world, but training at the Vatican is completely different. We have a strong spiritual and historic connection here...