“Today I am in Jordan, a land familiar to me from the Holy Scriptures – a
land sanctified by the presence of Jesus Himself, by the presence of Moses,
Elijah and John the Baptist; and of saints and martyrs of the early Church.
Yours is a land noted for its hospitality and openness to all.”
The Holy Father, Pope John Paul
II
(Excerpt
from the Holy Father's Welcome Ceremony Speech, marking his Jubilee pilgrimage
to the Holy Land)
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