Pope strikes conciliatory tone in Turkey
Stresses need for dialogue with Muslims
ANKARA, Turkey -- Pope Benedict XVI, who sparked Muslim anger in September when he quoted a 14th-century ruler's characterization of Islam as a religion spread by violence, reached further back for more conciliatory words yesterday as he began a four-day visit to Turkey, his first papal trip to a Muslim country. (Full article: 1043 words)
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