{"id":876,"date":"2008-08-18T16:21:17","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T16:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/news\/2008\/08\/pope-calls-for-aid-to-victims.php"},"modified":"2008-08-18T16:21:17","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T16:21:17","slug":"pope-calls-for-aid-to-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/news\/2008\/08\/pope-calls-for-aid-to-victims","title":{"rendered":"Pope Calls for Aid to Victims in Georgian War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Francis X. Rocca<br \/>\nReligion News Service<\/strong><br \/>\nVATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI called for the establishment of &#8220;humanitarian corridors&#8221; between South Ossetia and the rest of Georgia, to facilitate aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia.<br \/>\nThe pope made his remarks on Sunday (August 17), following his weekly public recitation of the Angelus prayer at Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence near Rome.<br \/>\n&#8220;I ask for the opening, without further delays, of humanitarian corridors between the region of southern Ossetia and the rest of Georgia, so that the already abandoned dead might receive a worthy burial, that the wounded might be adequately treated, and that those who desire it might be reunited with their loved ones.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe conflict began on August 7, when Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia, a breakaway region whose population is dominated by ethnic Russians. Moscow responded three days later with an invasion of the region and other parts of Georgia.<br \/>\nWhile voicing hopes that the current cease-fire will lead to a &#8220;stable peace,&#8221; Benedict also demanded respect for the &#8220;fundamental rights&#8221; of the &#8220;ethnic minorities involved in the conflict.&#8221;<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 Religion News Service.  All rights reserved.  No part of this transmission may be distributed or reproduced without written permission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Francis X. Rocca Religion News Service VATICAN CITY (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI called for the establishment of &#8220;humanitarian corridors&#8221; between South Ossetia and the rest of Georgia, to facilitate aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia. 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