Fear strikes Iraq's Christians over Pope words
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A poster of the Virgin Mary hangs on   the wall in the back of Iskandar's Baghdad grocery shop. The   35-year-old Christian sips his soft drink and talks about why   he is worried about Pope Benedict's comments on Islam.
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Al Qaeda militants in Iraq vowed   war on "worshippers of the cross" and protesters burned a papal   effigy on Monday over Pope Benedict's comments on Islam, while   Western churchmen and statesmen tried to calm passions.
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POPE John Paul today issued a new appeal for peace in Iraq and the Middle East, condemning the &quot;horror&quot; of violence as well as &quot;the terrorism that cruelly targets the innocent&quot;.
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Muslim religious leaders accuse Pope Benedict XVI of quoting anti-Islamic remarks in a speech this week.
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Al-Qaida in Iraq on Wednesday denounced Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey, calling it part of a "crusader campaign" against Islam.
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Pope Benedict XVI called Saturday on Christians and others touched by his words to mobilize against the widening warfare in the Middle East, saying no good comes out of war, not even for the victors.
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Pope Benedict's comments about Islam   could hurt global religious harmony, government and religious   leaders in the world's most populous Muslim countries said on   Friday.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Gunmen bombed two churches in the  tense Iraqi city of Mosul Tuesday, fueling fears of ethnic and  sectarian unrest ahead of an election next month.
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JARAMANA, Syria  - Attacks on purveyors of alcohol  and music had already rattled Iraq's tiny Christian community,  but last month's bombing of churches shattered the hope some  still had of staying to help rebuild their country.
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Pope Benedict said on Wednesday that Christians faced persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and continued to be made martyrs for their faith.
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Pope John Paul II shared his fears about Iraq, Sudan and other hot spots and expressed hopes in a Christmas message Saturday that peace-building efforts will bring the world a more tranquil future.
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Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world over his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim envoys Monday their two faiths must overcome historic enmities and together reject violence, saying the future of humanity is at stake.
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Pope Benedict and the leader of the Cypriot Orthodox Church pledged on Saturday to work for peace in the Middle East, saying they feared a widening crisis with "disastrous consequences".
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Al-Qaida in Iraq and its allies warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed" and proclaimed that the holy war would continue until Islam dominates the world.
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ROME -- The Vatican deployed diplomats to capitals of Muslim states yesterday in an effort to contain anger over Pope Benedict XVI's comments on Islam, as shadowy threats against the pontiff and Christianity multiplied.
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VATICAN CITY, DEC. 8, 2004 .- John Paul II expressed his closeness to Iraqi Catholics shaken by two new terrorist attacks which destroyed an Armenian-Catholic church and the Chaldean bishop&#39;s palace in Mosul.
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After Pope Benedict XVI infuriated the Islamic world with his remarks on holy war, Vatican officials scrambled to save his planned trip to predominantly Muslim Turkey.