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VATICAN CITY Reuters – Pope Benedict, in an encyclical released on Friday, said atheism was responsible for some of the “greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice” in history.
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The 75-page “Spe Salvi,” which takes its Latin title from a quote by St Paul in hope we were saved, is an appeal to a pessimistic world to find strength in Christian hope.

That’s funny, I would say religion has been responsible for some of the ‘greatest forms of cruelty and violations of justice’.