THE POPE: "I LEFT MY HEART IN ISTANBUL"
Sabah, Turkey
Dec 2 2006
The Pope Benedict 16 released the pigeons brought by the
Şişli mayor Sarigul while entering the prayer at Harbiye. He
tanked the Turkish people at the airport and added: "I have seen the
most precious part of this great city. One piece of my heart stays
in Istanbul."
My heart is in Istanbul
The Pope Benedict 16 directed the prayer at Harbiye Esprit Cathedral
at the last day of his visit. Then the Pope went to the airport and
said goodbye to Turkey by saying: "my heart is still in Istanbul."
The Pope Benedict 16 who came as the official visitor of the
president Ahmet Necdet Sezer, returned to his country with THY
plane yesterday. The Pope Benedict 16 directed the "thanksgiving
rite" at Harbiye Esprit Cathedral at the last day of his visit. The
Şişli mayor Mustafa Sarigul, the Fener Patriarch Bartholomeos
and the Armenian patriarch Mesrop II welcomed the Pope at the
Cathedral. The peole gathering at the garden cheered at the Pope by
saying "viva Pope". The Şişli mayor Mustafa Sarigul gave
the Pope the white pigeons and the Pope let the pigeons fly and gave
a peace message. Then he opened the statue of the Pope Jean Paul 23,
known as the friend of Turks, and blessed it.