Pope, in Jordan, offers Church help for peace process

By Philip Pullella and Tom Heneghan
Reuters
Friday, May 8, 2009 1:23 PM

AMMAN (Reuters) - Pope Benedict began a delicate trip to the Middle East on Friday by expressing "deep respect" for Islam and saying the Catholic Church would do everything it could to help the region's stalled peace process.

Starting the first leg of a trip that will include Israel and the Palestinian territories, he also called for a three-way dialogue of Christians, Muslims and Jews to help peace.

(Writing by Philip Pullella, additional reporting by Suleiman al-Khalidi, editing by Mark Trevelyan)

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