As Africa visit ends, pope urges just rule
Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a pilgrimage to Africa on Sunday where he laid out his spiritual vision for the continent and told tens of thousands during an open air Mass that “true royalty does not consist in a show of power,’’ comments that Africans interpreted as a jab at the continent’s corrupt rulers. The 84-year-old pope weathered the intense heat inside Benin’s unventilated chapels and parishes to deliver the layered message on how Africa can emerge from war and poverty.
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