WORLD IN BRIEF - INDONESIA - Proclaim Christian Values, Pope Urges
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Pope John Paul II celebrated the final Mass of his Indonesian tour and urged Roman Catholics to be bold in proclaiming Christian values in the predominantly Muslim nation. His last Mass was attended by 100,000 people in northern Sumatra. In a speech to the country’s 42 bishops later in Jakarta, the pontiff acknowledged “occasional difficulties” facing his 5 million-member flock but reminded them that religious freedom is protected by Indonesia’s constitution.
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