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The question is.
1. Is the Cross of Forgiveness a valid Spiritual Symbol.
2. Are the 7 pillars of the Cross of Forgiveness the fundermental teachings of Christ and the message of the New Testament?.
1. Forgiveness, 2. Love, 3. Happiness, 4. Kindness and Compassion, 5. Tolerance and Humility, 6. Peace and Justice, 7. Human Faith and Hope for Renewal will Triumph.

When we begin to listen to the scriptures deeply this morning, we must try to put ourselves in the situation of those Jewish people who heard that sermon of St. Peter on that feast of Pentecost. It was the feast that the Jewish people [celebrated] 50 days after Passover. Those who had dispersed to other parts of the world would come back to celebrate the feast at their temple in Jerusalem, so they were there from various parts of the world.

By JOHN L. ALLEN JR.
Washington, D.C.

In an unexpected and essentially unprecedented move, Pope Benedict XVI met quietly with five victims of clerical sexual abuse this afternoon at the Vatican’s embassy to the United States, located in Washington, D.C.

Listen to an interview with NCR senior corresponsent, John L. Allen, Jr.