1.   At a Mass in a Damascus sports arena on Saturday, the pope instead urged Christians, Muslims and Jews to work together to combat intolerance.

2.   At the same time, the pope urged this country not to shut its doors to immigrants.

3.   At the Mass in Central Park, the pope urged worshipers to oppose pornography, assisted suicide and euthanasia.

4.   But while the pope urged governments and Catholics to protect the poor, he also advised American bishops not to turn their backs on the elite.

5.   In a letter addressed to Polish bishops, the pope clearly urged them to leave politics, economics and culture to the lay members of the church.

6.   In May, when the pope urged a similar self-examination, a gathering of cardinals rejected the idea, saying it was more important to examine modern ethical failures.

7.   Meeting on Sunday with the Muslim, Croatian and Serbian members of the Bosnian presidency, the pope again urged them to pursue their dialogue.

8.   The pope also urged the seminarians to be stay true to the Christian message in its entirety.

9.   The pope had urged others to join him on the pilgrimage, and they did.

10.   The pope urged bishops to indulge local traditions, as long as they do not clash with church orthodoxy.