Full text of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Christmas message
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Thursday, 25 December 2008

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Here is the full translation of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's
Christmas message that will be broadcast on Channel 4 tonight:


"In the Name of God the Compassionate, the Merciful.

"Upon the anniversary of the birth of Jesus, Son of Mary, the Word of
God, the Messenger of mercy, I would like to congratulate the
followers of Abrahamic faiths, especially the followers of Jesus
Christ, and the people of Britain.

"The Almighty created the universe for human beings and human beings
for Himself.

"He created every human being with the ability to reach the heights
of perfection. He called on man to make every effort to live a good
life in this world and to work to achieve his everlasting life.

"On this difficult and challenging journey of man from dust to the
divine, He did not leave humanity to its own devices. He chose from
those He created the most excellent as His Prophets to guide
humanity.

"All Prophets called for the worship of God, for love and
brotherhood, for the establishment of justice and for love in human
society. Jesus, the Son of Mary, is the standard-bearer of justice,
of love for our fellow human beings, of the fight against tyranny,
discrimination and injustice.

"All the problems that have bedevilled humanity throughout the ages
came about because humanity followed an evil path and disregarded the
message of the Prophets.

"Now as human society faces a myriad of problems and a succession of
complex crises, the root causes can be found in humanity's rejection
of that message, in particular the indifference of some governments
and powers towards the teachings of the divine Prophets, especially
those of Jesus Christ.

"The crises in society, the family, morality, politics, security and
the economy which have made life hard for humanity and continue to
put great pressure on all nations have come about because the
Prophets have been forgotten, the Almighty has been forgotten and
some leaders are estranged from God.

"If Christ were on earth today, undoubtedly He would stand with the
people in opposition to bullying, ill-tempered and expansionist
powers.

"If Christ were on earth today, undoubtedly He would hoist the banner
of justice and love for humanity to oppose warmongers, occupiers,
terrorists and bullies the world over.

"If Christ were on earth today, undoubtedly He would fight against
the tyrannical policies of prevailing global economic and political
systems, as He did in His lifetime.

"The solution to today's problems is a return to the call of the
divine Prophets. The solution to these crises is to follow the
Prophets - they were sent by the Almighty for the good of humanity.

"Today, the general will of nations is calling for fundamental
change. This is now taking place. Demands for change, demands for
transformation, demands for a return to human values are fast
becoming the foremost demands of the nations of the world.

"The response to these demands must be real and true. The
prerequisite to this change is a change in goals, intentions and
directions. If tyrannical goals are repackaged in an attractive and
deceptive package and imposed on nations again, the people, awakened,
will stand up against them.

"Fortunately, today, as crises and despair multiply, a wave of hope
is gathering momentum. Hope for a brighter future and hope for the
establishment of justice, hope for real peace, hope for finding
virtuous and pious rulers who love the people and want to serve them -
and this is what the Almighty has promised.

"We believe Jesus Christ will return, together with one of the
children of the revered Messenger of Islam and will lead the world to
love, brotherhood and justice.

"The responsibility of all followers of Christ and Abrahamic faiths
is to prepare the way for the fulfilment of this divine promise and
the arrival of that joyful, shining and wonderful age.

"I hope that the collective will of nations will unite in the not too
distant future and with the grace of the Almighty Lord, that shining
age will come to rule the earth.

"Once again, I congratulate one and all on the anniversary of the
birth of Jesus Christ. I pray for the New Year to be a year of
happiness, prosperity, peace and brotherhood for humanity. I wish you
every success and happiness."

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DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNN ANCHOR: The leader of the Roman Catholic
Church is about to deliver his Christmas Day message.

For more on that story we go right to Linda Stouffer at CNN Center in
Atlanta.

Good morning, Linda.

LINDA STOUFFER, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning. A Merry Christmas to you,
David.

In fact, he has just begun. As we mentioned in our last hour, it has
been a very unique Christmas in Vatican City. It's also been a
difficult year in the cradle of Christianity. And that's what the
pope pointed out during his homily during midnight mass last night.

Now, he is speaking now and he's expected to touch on some of the
same themes in his annual message to the city and to the world.

You're looking at a live picture now out of Vatican City. We'd like
to listen in for a moment.

(JOINED IN PROGRESS)

POPE JOHN PAUL II (through translator): ... and the finger of man
stretching out to each other and almost touching. There seems to leap
an invisible spark.

God communicates to man a tremor of his own light, creating him in
his own image and likeness. That divine breath is the origin of the
unique dignity of every human being, of humanity's boundless yearning
for the infinite.

It is to that instant of impenetrable mystery, the beginning of human
life on Earth, that our thoughts go back to today as we contemplate
the son of God who becomes the son of man, the eternal face of God
reflected in the face of a child.

The first man, Adam, became a living being. Because of the divine
spark placed within him, man is a being endowed with intelligence and
freedom, and thus is capable of deciding responsibly with regard to
himself and his own destiny.

The great fresco of the Sistine Chapel continues with the scene of
original sin. The serpent...

STOUFFER: That is Pope John Paul II, translation of what he is saying
during his Christmas Day address. You've also been looking at live
pictures of that life-size nativity scene just outside Saint Peter's
Basilica. The Pope is standing on the steps of the Basilica there.

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Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy

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VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI urged a world confronting a
financial crisis, conflict, and increasing poverty not to lose hope
at Christmas, but to join in "authentic solidarity" to prevent global
ruin.

His message of salvation amid growing concern about the economic
meltdown facing rich and poor nations alike was echoed across the
continent in London, where Britain's Queen Elizabeth II called for
courage in response to the rough times.

Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica to tens of
thousands of pilgrims, tourists and Romans in the square below, the
pope called his Christmas message known as "Urbi et Orbi" - Latin
for "to the City and to the World" - a "proclamation of hope." And he
stressed that it was "meant for all men and women."

As the global economy continues to spiral downward, Benedict
said, "an increasingly uncertain future is regarded with
apprehension, even in affluent nations."

"In each of these places, may the light of Christmas shine forth and
encourage all people to do their part in a spirit of authentic
solidarity," he said. "If people look only to their own interests,
our world will certainly fall apart."

Wearing a crimson mantle against a damp chill, Benedict expressed
hope that dialogue and negotiation would prevail to find "just and
lasting solutions" to conflicts in the Holy Land and elsewhere in the
Middle East.

He decried suffering in Africa, terrorism, and called for an end
to "internecine conflict" dividing ethnic and social groups.

The pope singled out the plight of those in war-torn eastern Congo,
in Sudan's Darfur region, in Somalia where he said "interminable"
suffering is the tragic consequence of "the lack of stability and
peace" - and in Zimbabwe where people have been "trapped for all too
long in a political and social crisis which, sadly, keeps worsening."

Benedict condemned the "twisted logic of conflict and violence" in
the Middle East, which he is likely to visit next year. He lamented
that "the horizon seems once again bleak for Israelis and
Palestinians."

"May the divine light of Bethlehem radiate throughout the Holy Land,"
he said. "May it spread throughout Lebanon, Iraq and the whole Middle
East."

Following tradition, the pope recited holiday greetings in 64
languages, including Latin, the Church's official tongue.

In Bethlehem, crowds of tourists joined local Palestinian Christians
in marking Christmas in Jesus' traditional birthplace. Merchants and
innkeepers reported good business for the first time in years with
tensions between Israelis and West Bank Palestinians appeared to be
easing.

At the Church of the Nativity, Brad Shannon, 28, a mechanic from
Atlanta Georgia, said he saved money all year to make the trip to
Bethlehem with three friends.

"I came here to see the oldest church that is still in use," he
said. "It's not every Christmas that you're surrounded with people
from all over the world."

In Iraq, the government declared Christmas a holiday for the first
time, a surprise for the country's Christian minority estimated to
number only a few hundred thousand of the 26 million Iraqis who are
overwhelmingly Muslim.

Christians have often been the target of attacks by Islamic
extremists in Iraq, and in his homily at Christmas Mass at a Baghdad
monastery, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly praised the
establishment of Christmas as an official holiday as a step toward
easing tensions. In a gesture of cooperation with the Christians, a
senior Shiite cleric, Ammar al-Hakim, attended the Mass, flanked by
bodyguards.

For the 146,000 U.S. troops serving in Iraq, the holiday was marked
with special meals and chapel services - but most of all by thoughts
of families at home and calls to loved ones.

Both the outgoing and incoming leaders of the United States were
spending Christmas with family.

U.S. President George W. Bush and relatives including his father,
former President George H.W. Bush, were celebrating the holiday at
the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland. President-elect
Barack Obama and his family were vacationing in a beachfront rental
home in his native Hawaii.

Both leaders remembered U.S. military serving away for home in
holiday messages.

In the splendor of Buckingham Palace's Music Room, Queen Elizabeth
acknowledged to her subjects that the economic crisis had given
rise "to feelings of insecurity" and cast a pall over holiday
celebrations.

"People are touched by events which have their roots far across the
world," she said. "Whether it is the global economy or violence in a
distant land, the effects can be keenly felt at home."

But the queen stressed that "when life seems hard the courageous do
not lie down and accept defeat; instead they are all the more
determined to struggle for a better future."

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full transcript of Queen's Christmas Message

Thursday, 25 December 2008

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Here is a full transcript of the Queen's Christmas message:


"Christmas is a time for celebration, but this year it is a more
sombre occasion for many. Some of those things which could once have
been taken for granted suddenly seem less certain and, naturally,
give rise to feelings of insecurity.

"People are touched by events which have their roots far across the
world. Whether it is the global economy or violence in a distant
land, the effects can be keenly felt at home.

"Once again, many of our service men and women are serving on
operations in common cause to bring peace and security to troubled
places.

"In this 90th year since the end of the First World War, the last
survivors recently commemorated the service and enormous sacrifice of
their own generation.

"Their successors in theatres such as Iraq and Afghanistan are still
to be found in harm's way in the service of others. For their loved
ones, the worry will never cease until they are safely home.

"In such times as these we can all learn something from the past. We
might begin to see things in a new perspective. And certainly, we
begin to ask ourselves where it is that we can find lasting
happiness.

"Over the years those who have seemed to me to be the most happy,
contented and fulfilled have always been the people who have lived
the most outgoing and unselfish lives; the kind of people who are
generous with their talents or their time.

"There are those who use their prosperity or good fortune for the
benefit of others whether they number among the great philanthropists
or are people who, with whatever they have, simply have a desire to
help those less fortunate than themselves.

"What they offer comes in the form of what can easily be recognised
as service to the nation or service to the wider community.

"As often as not however, their unselfishness is a simply taken for
granted part of the life of their family or neighbourhood.

"They tend to have some sense that life itself is full of blessings,
and is a precious gift for which we should be thankful.

"When life seems hard the courageous do not lie down and accept
defeat; instead they are all the more determined to struggle for a
better future.

"I think we have a huge amount to learn from individuals such as
these. And what I believe many of us share with them is a source of
strength and peace of mind in our families and friends.

"Indeed, Prince Philip and I can reflect on the blessing, comfort and
support we have gained from our own family in this special year for
our son, the Prince of Wales.

Sixty years ago, he was baptised here in the Music Room at Buckingham
Palace. As parents and grandparents, we feel great pride in seeing
our family make their own unique contributions to society.

"Through his charities, the Prince of Wales has worked to support
young people and other causes for the benefit of the wider community.

"At Christmas, we feel very fortunate to have our family around us.
But for many of you, this Christmas will mean separation from loved
ones and perhaps reflection on the memories of those no longer with
us.

"I hope that, like me, you will be comforted by the example of Jesus
of Nazareth who, often in circumstances of great adversity, managed
to live an outgoing, unselfish and sacrificial life. Countless
millions of people around the world continue to celebrate his
birthday at Christmas, inspired by his teaching.

"He makes it clear that genuine human happiness and satisfaction lie
more in giving than receiving; more in serving than in being served.

"We can surely be grateful that, two thousand years after the birth
of Jesus, so many of us are able to draw inspiration from his life
and message, and to find in him a source of strength and courage.

"I hope that the Christmas message will encourage and sustain you
too, now and in the coming year.

"I wish you all a very happy Christmas."



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Pope Benedict said in his Christmas message on Monday that mankind,
which has reached other planets and worships technology, cannot live
without God or turn its back on the hungry.

It was shameful that in "this age of plenty and unbridled
consumerism" many remained deaf to the "heart-rending cry" of those
dying of hunger, thirst, disease, poverty, war and terrorism.


guess we wont be hearing him [in full]any time soon