Archbishop Jean-Louis Tauran, Vatican secretary for relations with states, made that disclosure in statements today during an interview on the Italian television station Telepace.
The interview took place in the framework of the meeting of Catholic leaders of the Holy Land on the future of Christians in the region. The meeting was presided over by John Paul II in the Vatican.
Archbishop Tauran said that the stagnation of the Mideast peace process was one of the first causes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
