Hi! just wanna ask, who was the only pope awarded by Turkey? My friends say he has a monument in there.?

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Hi! just wanna ask, who was the only pope awarded by Turkey? My friends say he has a monument in there.?

2006-08-25 13:26:29 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education

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According to this CNN story it was Pope Benedict XV.

The current pope's predecessor in name did so much to help Turkey during World War I that he has a statue in Istanbul saluting him as "the benefactor of all people, irrespective of nationality or religion."

With love in Christ.

2006-08-26 16:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋