среда, 14 марта 2012 г.

World mourns tireless crusader for liberty Believers of all faiths thankful for pope's work for peace

Quietly at home, or with heads bowed in church, people around theworld marked the death Saturday of Pope John Paul II, recalling himas a great leader who combined warmth with moral power, a call tocare for the poor with an emphasis on liberty.

Bells tolled at Roman Catholic churches across the nation, as theydid at the Vatican and around the world. In Paris, the bells of NotreDame Cathedral sounded 84 times -- once for each year of thepontiff's life.

Religious leaders of all faiths spoke out to honor the pope, asdid political leaders. Flags were lowered to half-staff; black bowsreplaced Easter wreaths at a Wisconsin cathedral.

"We will always remember the …

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