” “Benedict XVI’s visit is off to a good start: "the decrease of tension in the country" after yesterday’s flop of the demonstration of Muslims and nationalists, and "the meeting", which has been confirmed, at Ankara airport "between the Pope and the Prime Minister, Erdogan, leaving for the NATO summit in Riga, Latvia". Two "pieces of news" that, according to the secretary general of the Turkish Bishops Conference, father Mauro Pesce, "help relax tensions in the country and lay the foundations for the best success of the apostolic journey. The Prime Minister’s decision to put off his departure to meet the Pope is a nice gesture". (to be continued)” “
