Pope Benedict XVI urged
warring parties in Syria on Tuesday to end
the 21-month-old civil war.
"May peace spring up for the people of
Syria, deeply wounded and divided by a
conflict which does not spare even the
defenseless and reaps innocent victims,"
the pope said in his traditional Christmas
message , delivered from the balcony of
St. Peter's Basilica.
"Once again, I appeal for an end to the
bloodshed, easier access for the relief of
refugees and the displaced, and dialogue
in the pursuit of a political solution to the
conflict."
Sunni Muslims make up three-quarters of
Syria's 22.5 million people. But Christians,
who represent 10% of the population,
have been drawn into the war, which has
largely been fought by the Alawite-
dominated government and the largely
Sunni opposition.
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