Pope in bible reading marathon

Pope Benedict read the opening words of the book of Genesis live from his apartments in the Vatican at the start of a week-long Bible reading marathon on Italian television. David Willey reports:

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The Pope began this seven day non-stop Bible marathon by reading the story of the creation.

He wants Catholics to return to reading the Bible and feels that the scriptures are being neglected in the modern world. A Russian Orthodox prelate took over the Bible reading from the Pope after a few minutes and then it was the turn of an Italian Protestant leader who read with great emphasis the story of Adam and Eve being expelled from the Garden of Eden. One of Italy's most popular actors Roberto Benigni took over to read the story of Cain and Abel. The Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli sang Bach during the first interlude.

Rome's Chief Rabbi had originally been scheduled to read immediately after the Pope but he pulled out after complaining that the event had become, in his words, 'too Catholic'.

The television broadcast of the Bible will continue all week, day and night, on a satellite educational channel. Earlier in the day the Pope opened a synod of Catholic bishops from around the world who will be debating how to give a better knowledge of the Bible to Catholics. In his homily the Pope attacked the godless character of modern culture.

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seven day non-stop Bible marathon
durmadan bir hafta boyunca İncil'in okunması week-long, without stopping, reading of the Bible

the story of the creation
Dünya'nın nasıl yaratıldığının öyküsü

the scriptures are being neglected in the modern world
günümüzün insanlarının kutsal eserlere aldırmamaları

Russian Orthodox prelate
Rus Ortodoks Kilisesi'nin en üst düzeyde din adamı

with great emphasis
birşeyin çok önemli olduğunu veya birşeye önem verilmesi gerektiğini söylemek ya da göstermek

expelled
kovulmak, çıkarılmak, atılmak

Chief Rabbi
Hahambaşı

pulled out
bir aktiviteden (burada İncil okuma maratonu) çekilmek

homily
hitabe

godless character of modern culture
günümüz insanlarının artık herhangi bir dinin kurallarıyla ilgilenmemeleri, bu kurallara göre davranmamaları