{"id":4876,"date":"2006-10-31T23:53:28","date_gmt":"2006-10-31T23:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/writing-the-pope.html"},"modified":"2006-10-31T23:53:28","modified_gmt":"2006-10-31T23:53:28","slug":"writing-the-pope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/10\/writing-the-pope.html","title":{"rendered":"Writing the Pope"},"content":{"rendered":"

The word is going out and around and about – a move to write to Pope Benedict and communicate your views on the rumored liturgical developments. Tough, since they are rumored, but rumors that have taken a solid shape since 10 French bishops publicly indicated it was coming – by disagreeing with whatever it is. So…the message that’s going around is asking for people to write in support of such a move, but of course…you can write whatever you like.<\/p>\n

The Pope\u2019s regular mailing address is: <\/p>\n

His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI <\/p>\n

00120 Via del Pellegrino <\/p>\n

Citta del Vaticano <\/p>\n

The Pope\u2019s email address (for English correspondence) is: benedictxvi@vatican.va <\/a><\/p>\n

Just as important, if not more – the Papal prayer intentions for November, with which he invites us all to join:<\/a><\/p>\n

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General:<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>That, everywhere in the world, an end be put to all forms of terrorism.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Missionary:<\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>That through the effort of believers, together with living forces of society, the new and old chains which prevent the development of the African Continent may be broken.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The word is going out and around and about – a move to write to Pope Benedict and communicate your views on the rumored liturgical developments. 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