Vatican Seeks to Quiet Uproar Over Pope’s ‘Angel of Peace’ Remark
The New York Times
() Every word counts in the delicate diplomacy of the Middle East, where negotiators have often resorted to creative ambiguity. So Pope Francis’ sotto voce greeting to President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority during a meeting at the Vatican
on Saturday, in which he referred to Mr. Abbas as an “angel of peace,”
but with an uncertain verb, has caused a linguistic and political furor
that is still resonating days later. (...)



























