Reply #23: Bush Jeered by Vatican Crowd

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Bush jeered by Vatican crowd
Many Italians still angry over killing of security official in Iraq



VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. President George W. Bush joined throngs of the faithful today in paying final respects to Pope John Paul, the pontiff whose stands on abortion and other social issues meshed with his but who criticized both him and his father, former president George H.W. Bush, for waging war with Iraq.

Not only was Bush Jr. the first U.S. president to attend a papal funeral, he also headed a delegation to the three-hour funeral mass that included his father and former president Bill Clinton.

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