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The... Email Print Related News Filipinos re-enact Jesus's crucifixion in Easter ritual Fri, Apr 22 2011 Filipinos observe Lent with chants, self-flagellation Thu, Apr 21 2011 Pope warns of falling belief in West Thu, Apr 21 2011 "Technology can't replace God": Pope Sun, Apr 17 2011 Belgium urges stiff punishment for sex abuse bishop Fri, Apr 15 2011 Analysis & Opinion On the front lines of the Ivorian crisis A very modern fairytale – watched by billions and streamed live on the internet Related Topics World » Lifestyle » Japan » Natural Disasters » Ivory Coast » Related Video Pope warns of falling faith in West Thu, Apr 21 2011 1 / 8 Pope Benedict XVI waves as he arrives to lead the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession at the Colosseum in downtown Rome April 22, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Max Rossi By Catherine Hornby ROME | Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:31pm EDT ROME (Reuters) - Pope Benedict took questions from a child in Japan, a Muslim woman in Ivory Coast and a mother caring for a son in a permanent coma in his first televised dialogue with the public, broadcast on Good Friday. The German-born pontiff, like his Polish predecessor John Paul, has allowed rare televised interviews with journalists but his contact with the public marked a new step for the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics. The interaction was shown on Italian television in mid afternoon at around the time Christ is believed to have died. Later the pope attended the traditional Via Crucis (Way of the Cross) procession to commemorate Christ's crucifixion and death. Though heavily controlled by Vatican officials, the television broadcast, called "In His Image," represented an attempt to freshen the image of the Church by the pope, who has lamented the decline of Christian faith in the Western world. Following roughly the format of an Italian TV chat show, with a moderator and a panel of experts before a studio audience, it included pre-recorded responses from the 84-year old pope speaking via video link. Sitting at his desk, the pope told the mother of a man who has been in a coma for a long time that her son's soul was still in his body and that he could feel the presence of love. "The situation, perhaps, is like that of a guitar whose strings have been broken and therefore can no longer play," the pope told the Italian mother, who spoke beside her son. SUFFERING To a seven year-old girl in Japan asking him to explain the suffering in her country after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami which killed 28,000 people, he pointed to Jesus and said suffering was not in vain. "We do not have the answers but we know that Jesus suffered as you do," the pope said. Responding to a request for advice from a Muslim woman in Ivory Coast, which is emerging from a conflict in which at least 1,500 people died and a million were forced to flee, the pope said people should look to Christ as an example of peace. "Violence never comes from God, never helps bring anything good, but is a destructive means and not the path to escape difficulties," he said. He also told youth in Iraq that the Church was encouraging dialogue between religions. Later on Friday he stood before tens of thousands of people holding candles and watched the solemn procession around the ancient ruins of the Colosseum. The ceremony at the site associated with early Christian martyrs is one of the main services before Easter, the climax of the Christian year. Wearing a red cape, the pontiff listened to meditations composed by Mother Maria Rita Piccione, an Augustinian nun who is one of few women to have been given the task for the 14 "stations of the cross." On Saturday, Benedict will say an Easter Eve mass and on Sunday will deliver an "Urbi et Orbi" (to the city and the world) blessing and message. (Additional reporting by Greg Roumeliotis) World Lifestyle Japan Natural Disasters Ivory Coast Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language, all capital letters or appear to be spam, and we review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. Comments (2) quatra wrote: Hilarious!! I mean, he guy who pretends to be the legit representative of Peter, has the largest scam collecting money for fancy dress in the world and supposed to be in contact with his boss should have the answers. If he doesn’t have them, at least he should promise to ask and get back. All this voodoo stuff really gets stale after 2 millenia. Apr 22, 2011 4:06pm EDT -- Report as abuse McBob08 wrote: It’s nothing but hubris to claim that God has a singular representative on Earth. The Pope does not speak for Christians; he speaks for a religion that has been perverting the concept of true Christianity for nearly 2000 years. The Pope is nothing but an old man, living in a building full of treasures which, if sold, could alleviate a significant amount of suffering in the world. 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