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Friday was the final day of final day of Pope Benedict XVI's 5 day visit to the Holy Land. The Pope assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible as he ended his Mideast visit by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted over the past week and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion. He also met with various leaders in the area during his visit.

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Fri., May 15, 2009

An Israeli police officer speaks to a Palestinian man on a blocked street prior to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Christian Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on his last day of a five-day visit to Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Sebastian Scheiner Associated Press
A Palestinian Muslim woman, walks through a deserted alley of the old city of Jerusalem, while Pope Benidect XVI is visiting the old city, Friday, May 15, 2009.

Muhammed Muheisen Associated Press
In this photo provided the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Benedict XVI prays at the Sepulchre, the traditional site where Jesus is believed to be buried, inside the the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on the last day of a Holy Land pilgrimage meant to promote peace and unity in the Middle East.
Pope Benedict XVI touches the traditional site where Jesus was crucified in the Golgotha, or Calvary, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on the last day of a Holy Land pilgrimage meant to promote peace and unity in the Middle East.

Yannis Behrakis Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, center, prays in front of the Anointing Stone at the Church of Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on the last day of a Holy Land pilgrimage meant to promote peace and unity in the Middle East.

Carsten Koall Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI prays in front of the Anointing Stone at the Church of Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on the last day of a Holy Land pilgrimage meant to promote peace and unity in the Middle East.

Yannis Behrakis Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, center right kneeling, prays in front of the Anointing Stone at the Church of Holy Sepulcher, traditionally believed to be the site of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, May 15, 2009. The Pope is on the last day of a Holy Land pilgrimage meant to promote peace and unity in the Middle East.

Carsten Koall Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, left, presents a book as a gift to Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theofilos III, during his visit to the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, May 15, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible as he ended his Mideast visit Friday by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted over the past week and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion.

Heidi Levine Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, second right, visits the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Friday, May 15, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible as he ended his Mideast visit Friday by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted over the past week and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion.

Heidi Levine Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, center, walks from an Israeli army helicopter after flying from Jerusalem, before a departure ceremony at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 15, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit Friday by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion.

Tara Todras-Whitehill Associated Press
Pope Benedict XVI, center, walks with Israeli president Shimon Peres, right, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, during an official departure ceremony at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, May 15, 2009. Pope Benedict XVI assured his followers in the Holy Land that peace is possible, as he ended his Mideast visit Friday by putting aside the contentious issues he has confronted and coming as a pilgrim to the site of Jesus' crucifixion.

Ariel Schalit Associated Press