Pope Benedict In Lebanon: The Big Floating Rosary & Other Photos
Pope Benedict XVI made a sweeping appeal Sunday for peace in Syria and the Middle East, decrying the violence “which generates so much suffering. "Why so much horror? Why so many dead,” Benedict said.
(Soldiers stand guard in front of St. Paul Basilica in Harissa, near Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 during a visit by Pope Benedict XVI. Pope Benedict XVI appealed for peace and reconciliation among religions as violence over an anti-Muslim moviespills over into Lebanon within hours of his arrival. The pontiff says he hopes to be a \"pilgrim of peace\" at a time of civil war in Syria and turmoil in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino))