November 28, 2006
Pope Arrives in Turkey for Sensitive Visit
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Security was tight as Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Ankara, Turkey on Tuesday for his first visit to a Muslim country. The original goal of the visit was to meet with Bartholomew I, leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, but the trip is especially sensitive due to lingering controversy over a speech the pontiff made in September that appeared to conflate Islam and violence .
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