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Nigerian massacres: a 'horror' but not a religious conflict RSS Facebook March 09, 2010

The Vatican has expressed "concern and horror" at the mass killings of Christians in Nigeria.

A March 9 statement from the Vatican press office made the point that although the conflict in northern Nigerian villages pitted Muslims against Christians, it should be seen "not as a religious but a social confrontation." Archbishop John Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, explained to a Vatican Radio audience that it was "a classic conflict between herdsmen and farmers." The archbishop said that Christian leaders "continue to work to promote good relations between Christians and Muslims."

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