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Upcoming trip to Eastern Europe may see pope 'walking on eggs' with Orthodox

20190412T1034 25868 CNS BULGARIA ORTHODOX POPE 0Pope Francis' most recent foreign trips have had a decidedly interreligious focus.       In February, he became the first pontiff to travel to the United Arab Emirates, where he made a joint declaration against religious violence with one of Sunni Islam's highest authorities. In March, he went to Morocco, where he met with King Mohammed VI, whose family claim authority and descent from the Muslim prophet himself.
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