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Pope Benedict: ‘We hope that President Obama will respond to his fellow citizens’ expectation’

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“We hope that President Obama will respond to his fellow citizens’ expectations, serving law and justice for the good and development of all people, and respecting essential human and spiritual values while promoting a culture of life and religious freedom.”

Holy See Press Office Director Father Federico Lombardi, on a message from Pope Benedict XVI to President Obama following his reelection.

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President Obama pauses as he speaks at the election night party on Nov. 7, 2012 in Chicago. (AP)

By Georgetown/ On Faith | 01:47 PM ET, 11/12/2012

Tags: politics; faith; President Barack Obama; reelection; President Obama; presidential election; Quote of the Day; Faith 2012 Quote Archives; Vatican; Holy See; Pope Benedict

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