Pope John Paul II sharply condemned Palestinians and Israelis for “disfiguring” the Holy Land with extremist violence. The pope spoke Thursday at the opening of a meeting at the Vatican of Catholic religious leaders from the Middle East, which he called to discuss the future of Christians in the Holy Land.
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