教皇在土耳其基督圣殿主持弥撒

教皇在土耳其基督圣殿主持弥撒

Pope Benedict XVI has celebrated mass at a Christian shrine in western Turkey, as he continues his first official visit to a predominantly Muslim nation. Many Christians believe the mother of Jesus spent the final years of her life there.

Several hundred pilgrims attended the outdoor mass under tight security, many of them from Turkey's Christian minority. Later Wednesday, the pope visits Turkey's largest city, Istanbul, to meet the head of the Greek Orthodox Christian church, Patriarch Bartholomew, aimed at healing the centuries-old divide between Catholics and Orthodox Christians.

Pope Benedict XVI opened his visit to Turkey on Tuesday in Ankara, where he met with Turkish leaders to promote religious reconciliation after his recent comments on Islam angered many Muslims.

罗马天主教皇本笃十六世继续对穆斯林人口占多数的土耳其进行首次正式访问。他在西部一个基督教神殿举行了弥撒。许多基督教徒认为，耶稣的母亲在哪里度过了她生命最后得时光。

数百名朝圣者参加了这次戒备森严的户外弥撒，其中很多人是在土耳其占少数的基督教徒。星期三晚些时候，教皇本笃十六世还将前往土耳其最大的城市伊斯坦布尔会晤希腊东正教会领袖巴塞洛缪，努力消除天主教和东正教基督徒之间长达几世纪的隔阂。

教皇本笃十六世星期二抵达安卡拉，开始对土耳其的访问。在安卡拉，他会晤了土耳其领导人，推动宗教和解。教皇最近对伊斯兰的评论激怒了许多穆斯林。