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CIAO DATE: 3/5/2007
Benedict XVI’s Visit to Turkey: The Holy See before the Sublime Porte
Gracia Abad, Carlos Corral
January 2007
Abstract
From November, 28th to December, 1st 2006 Pope Benedict XVI paid a visit to Turkey, undertaking the fifth journey since he was elected in 2005. The visit, given the political and religious circumstances of the moment appeared full of symbolism and significance from the beginning. On this backdrop, the journey would be aimed at three main objectives: the pastoral mission, the ecumenical dialogue and the inter-religious dialogue and strongly marked by a burning question: religious freedom.