The White Horse of Religion

Catholics Want to Reclaim St. Paul's Birthplace

By Peter Wensierski

The Catholic Church is pushing for the construction of a Christian meeting center at the birthplace of the Apostle Paul in Turkey. German bishops are demanding tolerance for Christians in Turkey in exchange for their support for mosques in Germany.

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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Mass in the Holy Spirit Catholic Cathedral in Istanbul in December 2006.

There is little left from the days when the town of Tarsus was not Turkish but part of the Roman Empire: a handful of columns, a few old walls -- and a house where, about 2,000 years ago, a man who would become a central figure in Christianity was born.

"I am a Jew from Tarsus," the Bible reads. The man who was quoted as saying these words went down in history as the Apostle Paul, who brought the Christian faith into the world.More...........