Pope celebrates mass in Nazareth

Pope Benedict XVI Thursday urged faiths sharing the Holy Land to reject hatred and live in peace as he celebrated the largest mass of his pilgrimage outside Nazareth, hometown of Jesus.
"Sadly... Nazareth has experienced tensions in recent years which have harmed relations between its Christian and Muslim communities," Benedict told tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered at an open-air amphitheatre.
"I urge people of goodwill in both communities to repair the damage that has been done, and... to work to build bridges and find the way to a peaceful coexistence," he said.
"Let everyone reject the destructive power of hatred and prejudice," the pope said on Mt Precipice, where Christians believe Jesus vanished as a crowd angered by his teachings tried to shove him off a cliff.
The 82-year-old pontiff celebrated mass in front of some 40,000 faithful, the largest one of his eight-day Holy Land pilgrimage that ends on Friday.

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