"Pope Asks for More Help for Armenia, Love for AIDS Victims"

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"Pope Asks for More Help for Armenia, Love for AIDS Victims"

Reuters (12/25/88)
Pullella, Philip

Vatican City--In a message during which he wished millions of people around the world a Happy Christmas in 45 languages, Pope John PAUl II called for greater sympathy for people with AIDS and more help for the victims of the Armenian earthquake. The Pope said AIDS victims face not only illness, but the "mistrust of a fearful society that instinctively turns away from them." To those with the disease, he said, "Do not lose hope;" to others, "I invite everyone to take up the tragic burden of these brothers of ours. As I assure them of my deep affection, I exhort scientists and researchers to increase their efforts to find an effective treatment for this mysterious illness." Last year in San Francisco, John PAUl told AIDS victims God loved them, "without distinction, without limit." The Pope has given his approval to an international AIDS conference at the Vatican next year. He has also urged Catholic institutions to to welcome people with AIDS.
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