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Last update - 00:24 01/01/2009
Vatican questions Israel over poor turnout at papal mass
By The Associated Press

Roman Catholic Church officials say they would like an explanation from Israel for the poor turnout at Pope Benedict XVI's open-air mass in Jerusalem last week.

Monsignor Antonio Franco, the papal nuncio in the Holy Land, said Thursday that church officials are still trying to figure out what happened. He says he's received reports that worshippers with tickets were turned away at the entrance while others received their tickets too late.

Franco says it's premature to blame Israel.
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Some 5,000 worshippers were expected at the May 12 mass next to the Garden of Gethsemane, where Christianity says Jesus prayed before he was arrested. But no more than 3,000 people arrived.

Israeli police say the event went smoothly.

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      1.   Possible answers 00:32  |  sammy 01/01/09
      2.   Perhaps, just perhaps 00:07  |  Arie 01/01/09
      3.   I seem to recall when a Pope was in Scandinavia years ago 00:13  |  Absolute Sweden 01/01/09
      4.   Well, its like in Cinema..... 00:26  |  Abecassis 01/01/09
      5.   what a pity what a shame things will never be 00:31  |  sam el llanito 01/01/09
      6.   It`s not Israel`s fault the Pope is unpopular 00:33  |  Observer 01/01/09
      7.   Apparently not enough Jews converted for the occasion 00:36  |  17 01/01/09
      8.   Simple 00:59  |  jennifer 01/01/09
      9.   perhaps they were unable to get there 00:26  |  brandia Tanaka 01/01/09
      10.   O simple Jennifer, prove your nasty innuendo, or put a cork in it 00:08  |  Noam D. Blume 01/01/09
      11.   hard to get tickets 00:10  |  Mary 01/01/09
      12.   Low turn out 00:42  |  Joe 01/01/09
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