The ending gives you a clue as to why it is brought up in the article, too!
"Pope issues call to protect children
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Christmas Mass early today by sending out an appeal for children who are abused, forced to live on the street, or forced to serve as soldiers.
In the splendor of St. Peter's Basilica, Benedict marked the birth of Jesus with a call to the faithful to help children who are denied the love of their parents and those who are exploited across the world....
Oooh. Did you call all the parishes?
He also spoke of minors who are "victims of the industry of pornography and every other appalling form of abuse, and thus are traumatized in the depths of their soul."
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The pope did not specifically mention the issue of lawsuits and other complaints brought in the United States and elsewhere in the world by Catholics who allege that they were sexually abused by priests when they were youngsters.
As he recalled the birth of Jesus in biblical Bethlehem, Benedict's thoughts turned to the Holy Land, and the pontiff prayed for an end to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
But he's a child-abusing pedophile, so don't listen to him on that one, 'kay?
