Zimbabwe's president calls for African papal visit
By The Associated Press
This article was published March 20, 2013 at 7:08 a.m.
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HARARE, Zimbabwe — Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe says he wants Pope Francis to visit Africa because he is "a man of God who will be praying for all of us, praying for the sinful world to repent."
Mugabe attended the Pope's inaugural mass Tuesday despite a ban on him traveling to most European countries to protest his human-rights record and alleged vote rigging in violent elections. Vatican City is not affected by the ban. Vatican officials said representatives of all world governments were welcome.
On his return from Rome, Mugabe urged reporters to go to church, lead a morally-guided life, avoid heavy drinking and write well without putting in "a twist like all journalists do for propaganda," the Zimbabwe Herald newspaper, a government mouthpiece, reported Wednesday.
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RBBrittain says... March 20, 2013 at 8:21 a.m.
The Vatican should have concurred with the EU and banned Mugabe.
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penber says... March 20, 2013 at 9:08 a.m.
A religious city-state should not ban any potential visitor who might want spiritual guidance or possible repentance. Obviously though, Mugabe should be in the Hague instead for crimes against humanity.
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