The chairman of the International Jewish Committee for Interreligious Consultations asked the Vatican to cancel a planned meeting this month between Pope John Paul II and Austrian right-wing politician Jorg Haider. Haider is expected to meet the pope Dec. 16, when he formally presents this year’s Christmas tree to the Vatican.
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