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> Pope calls for a new world order
> January 2, 2004 -CNN
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> VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope John Paul II rang in the New Year on
> Thursday with a renewed call for peace in the Middle East and Africa and
> the creation of a new world order based on respect for the dignity of
man
> and equality among nations.
>
> John Paul presided over a morning Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica
to
> mark the World Day of Peace, which the Roman Catholic Church celebrates
> every January 1. He appeared in good form, delivering his entire homily
in
> a strong and clear voice despite a relatively tiring holiday schedule.
>
> This year, John Paul directed his thoughts to continuing conflicts
> around the globe. But he stressed that to bring about peace, there needs
> to be a new respect for international law and the creation of a "new
> international order" based on the goals of the United Nations.
>
>
> Pope John Paul II presides over a morning Mass in St. Peter's
> Basilica Thursday, to mark the World Day of Peace.
>
>
> He called for "an order that is able to give adequate solutions to
today's
> problems based on the dignity of the human being, on an integral
> development of society, on solidarity among nations rich and poor, on
the
> sharing of resources and the extraordinary results of scientific and
> technical progress."
>
> The pope lamented continuing violence between Israel and the
Palestinians,
> and also offered his prayers for his ambassador to Burundi, Archbishop
> Michael Courtney, who was gunned down by assailants this week as he
> returned from a funeral.
>
> John Paul said Courtney was killed "while he carried out his mission in
> favor of dialogue and reconciliation" in the central African country,
> which has been wracked by violence for a decade.
>
> "Let us pray for him, hoping that his example and sacrifice will bring
> about the fruits of peace in Burundi and the world," he said.
>
> Earlier this month, John Paul issued a formal document marking the World
> Day of Peace in which he called for a reform of the United Nations and
> international law to deal with the evolving threat of terrorism.
>
> He said a new respect for international law was the only way to achieve
> peace and guarantee against the arbitrary use of force. He did not
mention
> the United States by name, but his message appeared aimed at the U.S.
> anti-terrorism campaign-and in particular at Wa****ngton's pre-emptive
war
> in Iraq, which was launched without the specific authorization of the
> United Nations.
>
> John Paul was a vocal critic of the Iraq war, dispatching envoys to
> Wa****ngton and Baghdad to try to prevent hostilities from breaking out
and
> exhorting world leaders that war was not inevitable and was "always a
> defeat for humanity."
>
> "Because peace is possible ... it is necessary," he said during his
homily
> Thursday.
>
> The New Year's Mass was the last major celebration of the Christmas
season
> for John Paul, who is 83 and suffers from Parkinson's disease, which
makes
> it difficult for him to speak, as well as knee and hip ailments that
make
> it almost impossible for him to walk or stand.
>
> He cut back some of his holiday activities and scrapped two traditional
> papal events-the ordination of bishops January 6 and baptisms on January
> 11.
>
> But throughout the Christmas season, he has appeared far stronger than
> during the series of celebrations in October marking his 25th
anniversary
> as pope. Then, he was unable to deliver many of his homilies and had to
> have others to read them on his behalf.
>
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