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Sunday, May 04, 2008 --- 95 days ago http://www.pslweb.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=9047
 Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the United States on April 15 for a six-day visit—the first Papal visit to the United States since 1995 and the first such visit to Washington, D.C., since 1979. During his Washington, D.C., and New York stops, Benedict spoke to Catholic educators, abuse victims and tens of thousands of followers at two large baseball-stadium Masses. Predictably the media followed his every move, while crowds flocked to see him in the streets.
President George W. Bush greets Pope Benedict XVI, Washington, D.C., April 16. Benedict paid lip service to fighting poverty in particular and to other peaceful and progressive causes in general. The Pope is well aware that a number of impoverished people—including millions of immigrants—draw sustenance from their Catholic faith in their daily struggles.
Yet, Benedict did not raise a single word against the war in Iraq or the war in Afghanistan while addressing the United Nations in New York City. In the past, the Pope had lamented that Washington pursued the Iraq war without the approval of the imperialist-dominated U.N. Security Council—not an objection to imperialist aggression, but rather an expression of conditional support.
Benedict spoke on the issue of sexual abuse of children by priests, but instead of announcing a policy to deal seriously with the widespread crime against children, he feigned concern while meeting with only a handful of victims. ... |
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