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Vatican secretary expresses closeness to lebanese Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1637366.htm http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L1637366.htm Pope condemns Israel-Lebanon attacks 16 Jul 2006 11:20:28 GMT Source: Reuters (Updates with more quotes, background) INTROD, Italy, July 16 (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Sunday condemned "terrorist" acts and reprisals in Lebanon and Israel, saying the violence was unjustifiable. Benedict, in his first public comments on the escalating crisis, said that violations "of law and justice" at the root of the conflict could not be used to sanction bloodshed. He called on both sides to resume dialogue. "The causes of such fierce confrontation are unfortunately objective situations of violation of law and justice," Benedict said, speaking from his holiday retreat in the Aosta valley. "But neither the terrorist acts nor the reprisals, above all when there are tragic consequences for the civilian population, can be justified." Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano on Friday singled out Israel, calling its strikes on Lebanon an attack on a sovereign and free nation. He also expressed his closeness to the Lebanese people. Benedict said on Sunday he was deeply concerned about violence in Lebanon, which has been pounded by Israeli air strikes. But he also cited the Hizbollah guerrillas' attack on Sunday on the Israeli city of Haifa, which killed eight people. It was Hizbollah's deadliest rocket strike on Israel in at least 10 years. The German-born Pontiff said history had shown no good would come of such conflict. He prayed that "the responsible politicians are brought along the path of reason and open new possibilities for dialogue and understanding."

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