Do you think the pope should go to Turkey?
822823
There are  a lot of people who might try and hurt him if he goes, but the Christians of that area have been under heavy persecution and need some help. Also he can't back out now or some people would claim that Christians were weak and it was a weak and fake religion (remember he represents the entire church.)
813600
The pope has no reason to infuriate the Muslims by going to Turkey. He should stay home and mind his own business. I'm sure he can find enough problems at home.
377617
Apparently so. The question is how much it influenced him.\nMaybe his views on alternaltive life styles would have been\nmore liberal and open-minded, if it wasn't for the brainwashing the pope suffered from the vile organisation mentioned above.
836359
I am not sure about his goal. I don't like what Pope is doing, especially there way of living. When millions of people are not able to get a piece of bread, Pope and his crew are residing in luxurious palace and I wonder because they are doing it in the name of Jesus Christ.
203813
Turkey plays and important role nowadays because it is a gateway between the east in the west. The U.S. has a lot of interest there because it's a powerful country with an uncertain future. It might be swallowed in by Europe, but it could also become a more conservative muslim country.
236236
I think it will eventually. Turkey has cleaned up its human rights record IMMENSELY, and its economy is already better than several current EU member states in Eastern Europe. I think people are nervous about letting it in because its population is growing so quickly and because it is a mostly Muslim state. To tell the truth, I don't think either arguement will hold up much longer. Aging Europe could use the population boost, and the great majority of Europe doesn't profess (or at least practice) ANY religion anymore, Christian or otherwise.\n\nThe only way I can see that Turkey WOULDN'T join is if the EU put them off so long that they finally threw up their hands and gave up. Either that, or if they EU fell apart because of infighting before Turkey got the chance to join.
1080309
Why shouldn't they? \nThen Turkey can dump their undesirables in the UK like a lot of other EU countries.
934187
How about Rome, Jerusalem and Istanbul?
699966
I totally agree. Wipe the whole area. Every trick has been tried on that area, and nothing seems to work on them. \n\nTo borrow religious people;" the area is cursed, and must be cleaned!"\n\nThere was this one newsreport that mentioned, that "Iraq-savingtrip" has lasted already as long period as the "Europe-savingtrip" from nazis in the 40`s. and; Europe Was saved, in the middle east its impossible to tell who should be saved there anymore. All of them in the area you mentioned, appear to be death freaks\n\nI just hope that the Turkey stays the hell away from EU...
304174
Turkey is an ally and most friendly Muslim Country to most Western Countries.   So the answer is "YES"!
385691
I think that the pope is pretty good.
41674
Turkey should join the EU because they have worked hard to reach EU standards in all sorts of domains, so it would be incorrect to tell them that they shouldn't join now. Or they should have been told from the start that it was not possible.
165700
The first answerer talks about Turkey as a market : that's there anyway, whether Turkey's in or out.\nHis second point is the tired old one about Turkey being a gateway to the East, as if this were something desirable for Europe.  Turkey's admission would certainly be desirable, but not for Europe : for Turkey and all the many millions of Turks, who extend all the way to and into China.  It would open the door to Europe for them.  Does anyone think that Turkey, as a member of Europe, would feel stronger loyalty to Europe than to her racial brothers and fellow Muslims?  They'd flood into Europe and accelerate the process, already well under way, of Islamic domination there.
672964
I think they will.  Turkey wants to, and the EU is getting ready to let them in.
1016056
Exactly. Pope John Paul was a great man. He should be an example for all of us. I strive to uphold his example in my every day life.
356303
You're question is ludicrous. Of course the US should allow people into the country, even if they are known for having large families. Can the US support a growing population? Have you been to the midwest? We have room to expand tremendously. \n\nI'm sensing a whole bunch of steaming anti-catholic dogma here.
886929
1. Better sea access (located in the Dardanelles between Black Sea and Mediterranean)\n2. Closer land access to Middle East, Eurasia, Africa\n3. Located along trade routes to other great civilizations in these areas.\n4. Farther from the pope, thus less pressure/influence of Catholic Church