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Pope to visit Turkey

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I wouldn't go diving deep into Bible prophecy because Pope Leo is visiting Turkey. I think he has two main objectives - one is to urge the Turkish President Recep Erdogan to use his influence with Russia in particular to help stop the Russian Ukraine war.

The other is to heal historic divisions between the Christian churches.

A key moment of the trip will take place in the Turkish town of Iznik, the site of the ancient city of Nicaea. Pope Leo and leaders of other Christian traditions will gather to mark the anniversary of an ancient council that took place there 1,700 years ago. In 325 AD, among other key decisions, more than 200 bishops at the council affirmed the belief that Jesus was the son of God, eventually leading to what is known as the Nicene Creed.

Eastern and Western branches of Christianity later dramatically split, but during this trip there will be messages of togetherness and healing divisions.
 
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