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Pope plans to meet with Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox leaders

Posted by during upcoming trip. on May 2, 2002, 8:14:49

Pope plans to meet with Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox leaders during upcoming trip.
AP
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II will meet with Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox Christian leaders during a May 22-26 trip to Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, stops intended to promote religious tolerance.
The pope will spend one night in Azerbaijan, a mainly Muslim former Soviet republic of 7.5 million people with a Catholic population of only 120, according to details of the trip released Tuesday by the Vatican.
While there, the pope will meet with the Muslim leader of the Caucasus region, the local Orthodox bishop and the head of the Jewish community.
A highlight of the stop in Bulgaria will be a meeting with Patriarch Maxim and other Orthodox leaders May 24. The Orthodox Church was originally opposed to the visit, but then changed its position.
John Paul has visited several Orthodox countries but has been blocked from visiting Russia because of opposition by the Orthodox leadership. They accuse the Vatican of seeking to expand its influence in traditional Orthodox lands in eastern Europe.
Meetings with Muslim, Jewish and Protestant representatives are also on the schedule in Bulgaria.
The pope plans to beatify three Catholic priests who were executed in 1952 after being convicted of spying. Bulgaria was under communist rule at that time and the Vatican declared last week that the three were martyrs of the faith.

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--Previous Message-- : Pope plans to meet with Muslim, Jewish and Orthodox leaders during : upcoming trip. : : AP : : VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II will meet with Muslim, Jewish : and Orthodox Christian leaders during a May 22-26 trip to : Azerbaijan and Bulgaria, stops intended to promote religious : tolerance. : : The pope will spend one night in Azerbaijan, a mainly Muslim : former Soviet republic of 7.5 million people with a Catholic : population of only 120, according to details of the trip : released Tuesday by the Vatican. : : While there, the pope will meet with the Muslim leader of the : Caucasus region, the local Orthodox bishop and the head of the : Jewish community. : : A highlight of the stop in Bulgaria will be a meeting with : Patriarch Maxim and other Orthodox leaders May 24. The Orthodox : Church was originally opposed to the visit, but then changed its : position. : : John Paul has visited several Orthodox countries but has been : blocked from visiting Russia because of opposition by the : Orthodox leadership. They accuse the Vatican of seeking to : expand its influence in traditional Orthodox lands in eastern : Europe. : : Meetings with Muslim, Jewish and Protestant representatives are : also on the schedule in Bulgaria. : : The pope plans to beatify three Catholic priests who were : executed in 1952 after being convicted of spying. Bulgaria was : under communist rule at that time and the Vatican declared last : week that the three were martyrs of the faith. : :

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