The Pope in Turkey: 'Istanbul Peace'

Pope Benedict XVI has been greeted in Turkey with a lecture on how the Christian West scorns Islam. He left yesterday with Istanbul’s chief Islamic cleric speaking lyrically of better days ahead between the faiths.

Few predicted how boldly – and with such apparent success – the pontiff would seek to remake his battered image in the Muslim world during four days of speeches, sermons and symbolism that included an instantly famous moment of silent prayer in a mosque while facing Mecca.