{"id":26665,"date":"2012-10-10T15:27:36","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T12:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=26665"},"modified":"2012-10-10T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T12:27:36","slug":"pope-prays-in-arabic-language-first-time-vatican-news-26665","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/pope-prays-in-arabic-language-first-time-vatican-news-26665\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope prays in Arabic language first time \/ Vatican News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday pronounced a blessing in Arabic at his weekly audience in front of 20,000 pilgrims on St Peter’s Square — the first time the language has been used at such an event.<\/h1>\n

“The pope prays for all Arabic speakers. May God bless you all!” the pope said in Arabic at the audience, after a bishop read out an Arabic translation of the pope’s comments praising the results of the Second Vatican Council.<\/p>\n

The landmark Council, which began 50 years ago this week, is a “compass” for the Catholic Church “in the middle of the storms”, the pope said.<\/p>\n

As a young reformer, the then Joseph Ratzinger took part in the Council, better known as Vatican II, which revolutionised Catholic rituals.<\/p>\n

The Council brought together 2,250 bishops and lasted from 1962 until 1965.<\/p>\n

The pope has always defended the 15 “constitutions” adopted by the Council despite complaints from traditionalists in the Church over several reforms.<\/p>\n

Benedict will celebrate mass on St Peter’s Square on Thursday to launch a “Year of Faith” on the exact anniversary of the start of Vatican II.<\/p>\n\n

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