Pope ends visit to Latin America

CARACAS - Up to a million people yesterday for Pope John Paul's last Mass of his Latin American trip and heard him denounce the…

CARACAS - Up to a million people yesterday for Pope John Paul's last Mass of his Latin American trip and heard him denounce the corruption of Venezuelan society.

The Pope urged Venezuelans to reject the "idols of today", including "materialism and their consesensualism, hedonism, and corruption".

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