40asdVATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI will send a delegation to the Syrian capital to "express his brotherly solidarity with the entire population", according to a Vatican Radio report on Tuesday citing the Holy See's number two official, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.

 

"We cannot be mere spectators to the tragedy taking place in Syria," Bertone said during a global synod of Catholic bishops in the Vatican, adding that the bishops supported the pope's decision.

 

Copyright AFP (Agence France-Presse), 2012

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