nick venedi

Monday 7 June 2010

Historic visit ends

The historically important visit of the Pope ended yesterday and day two of the trip went off without a hitch, with thousands of followers turning out in sizzling 32-degree heat to celebrate the occasion. This is the first time that the Head of the Catholic church has visited Cyprus an island where Orthodoxy is prominent amongst the Greek Orthodox population. There are divisions between those who believe that the two churches should unite and those who don't want anything to do with the concept. Talks to reunite started in 1230 but have not concluded yet so wondering whether Acas should be brought in? I suggested that Peter Woodley, who was actually on the island all of this week should be asked to break his short holiday and help with the negotiations but that proposal didn't go down well with the Archbishop who didn't know what Unite was...
There was mixed reaction from the press but on the whole the event was seen as positive. I would say that the papers dedicated half of their pages to the Popes visit and the other half on the situation regarding the Israeli attack on delivering humanitarian aid to those suffering on the Gaza strip with widespread condemnation and rightly so.
It has been a busy weekend and am glad am back.

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