Vatican City, Vatican City State
Pope Benedict exchanges gifts during a meeting with American Jews at the Vatican
Pope Benedict XVI exchanges gifts with Rabbi Arthur Schneier (L), from the Park East Synagogue in New York City, and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice-chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organisations, during their meeting at the Vatican February 12, 2009. Pope Benedict, trying to defuse a controversy over a bishop who denies the Holocaust, said on Thursday "any denial or minimisation of this terrible crime is intolerable", especially if it comes from a clergyman. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN)