Sunday, November 20, 2011

Pope Ends African Trip with Huge Mass in Benin; Some 50,000 Fill Stadium for Benedict's Mass

Pope Benedict XVI ended his second trip to Africa today (November 20, 2011) with a mass for tens of thousands in the voodoo heartland of Benin and by issuing a grand vision for his Church's future on the continent, according to the Yahoo News website.

Benedict left the West African nation following a three-day visit that saw him denounce corruption, label AIDS a mainly ethical problem, and encourage Africans to seek reconciliation in the face of conflicts.

For Sunday's mass celebrated by Benedict, some 50,000 people filled a stadium in Cotonou, the economic capital of Benin.

Officials estimated another 30,000 people watched from outside the stadium, with the pope's mass projected onto giant screens.

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