By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/pope-in-lebanon Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pope in Lebanon: ‘Love One Another’ World Sep 17, 2012 1:20 PM EDT Pope Benedict XVI visited Lebanon last weekend with a message to young people to “love one another” and reject violence. View a slide show of his trip. Demonstrations partly inflamed by a U.S.-made Internet film mocking Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed flared in parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia this week and last. But the pope’s visit went forward unimpeded, as he celebrated Catholic Masses and met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. A day after he left, thousands protested the movie in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. “‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ This is the legacy of Jesus and the sign of the Christian,” the pope told a crowd Saturday in Bkerke, Lebanon. “This is the true revolution of love.” Related Resources: Pope Calls Lebanese Youth to ‘Revolution of Love’ — National Catholic Register In Lebanon, Pope Laments Strife in Syria, Where the War Rages On — The New York Times Pope Urges Peace at Open-Air Mass in Beirut — The Wall Street Journal Why Did an Obscure Movie Raise Such Ire in the Muslim World? — PBS NewsHour On Friday’s NewsHour, McClatchy Newspaper’s Nancy Youssef talked about the protests and police response in the Middle East, and the International Crisis Group’s Robert Malley discussed how the protests are signs of larger economic and security problems: View more of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
Pope Benedict XVI visited Lebanon last weekend with a message to young people to “love one another” and reject violence. View a slide show of his trip. Demonstrations partly inflamed by a U.S.-made Internet film mocking Muslims and the Prophet Mohammed flared in parts of the Middle East, Africa and Asia this week and last. But the pope’s visit went forward unimpeded, as he celebrated Catholic Masses and met with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman. A day after he left, thousands protested the movie in Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. “‘Love one another as I have loved you.’ This is the legacy of Jesus and the sign of the Christian,” the pope told a crowd Saturday in Bkerke, Lebanon. “This is the true revolution of love.” Related Resources: Pope Calls Lebanese Youth to ‘Revolution of Love’ — National Catholic Register In Lebanon, Pope Laments Strife in Syria, Where the War Rages On — The New York Times Pope Urges Peace at Open-Air Mass in Beirut — The Wall Street Journal Why Did an Obscure Movie Raise Such Ire in the Muslim World? — PBS NewsHour On Friday’s NewsHour, McClatchy Newspaper’s Nancy Youssef talked about the protests and police response in the Middle East, and the International Crisis Group’s Robert Malley discussed how the protests are signs of larger economic and security problems: View more of our World coverage. Follow @NewsHourWorld A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now