Pope Decries African Wars At Mass For 1 million

Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a mass at the Sao Paulo church in Luanda March 21, 2009.
REUTERS/Osservatore Romano/Pool (ANGOLA RELIGION SOCIETY)

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LUANDA, Angola – Pope Benedict XVI celebrated Mass Sunday with an estimated 1 million Angolans and decried the "clouds of evil" over Africa that have spawned war, tribalism and ethnic rivalry that reduce poor people to slavery.

The biggest crowd of Benedict's first pilgrimage to Africa turned up in sweltering heat for the open-air service on the outskirts of Angola's seaside capital, Luanda, the last major event of his seven-day trip, which ends Monday.

"How true it is that war can destroy everything of value", said Benedict, wearing a pink cape and mopping his sweaty brow with a white handkerchief.

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