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Pope Recalls Holocaust Horrors, Forgets Jews

Benedict XVI has testy relationship with Jewish community

By Drew Nelles, Newser Staff

Posted Sep 6, 2009 5:12 PM CDT

(Newser) – Pope Benedict XVI recognized the 70th anniversary of the start of World War II today by paying tribute to Poles and the “tragedy of the Holocaust,” but did not mention its Jewish victims, the New York Times reports. The omission may further strain... Read full story »

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