Pope Benedict XVI replied in a diplomatic and general terms to a provocative letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, pledging to find common efforts for "peace and reconciliation" with the Islamic republic.
Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran, the Vatican official in charge of inter-religious dialogue with Muslims, hand-delivered the pope's Nov. 3 letter to Ahmadinejad on Tuesday (Nov. 9), while visiting Tehran for a conference. The Vatican released the text of the letter on Thursday.
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