"Istanbul statue honours 'great Pontiff' Benedict
Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:26 AM BST184
By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Just off a busy main street in central Istanbul stands a towering statue of Pope Benedict, with a plaque hailing him as 'the benefactor of all people, regardless of nationality or religion'.
Pope Benedict, now under fire in the Muslim world for recent remarks about Islam, will visit the larger-than-life bronze statue during his delicate trip to Turkey in late November."
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