Pope Benedict XVI will meet with Jewish leaders in Turkey. Although the main reason for the pontiff’s visit this week is reportedly to meet the Istanbul-based spiritual head of the world’s Orthodox Christians, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, he also has plans to meet with Muslim and Jewish leaders.
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