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Pope to visit a land of disappearing Christians
* Christian population sinks in Jerusalem, Bethlehem * Palestinian Christians blame eco**my, occupation * Papal visit unlikely to halt the mass emigration By Crispian Balmer BETHLEHEM, West Bank, May 22 (Reuters) - When Pope Francis visits the birthplace of Jesus next week, he will address a dwindling population of faithful whose exodus from the Holy land could turn the shrines of Christendom into museum pieces. While ever growing numbers of Christian tourists pour into Bethlehem and the adjacent Jerusalem to visit the plethora of sites associated with Jesus, many Palestinian Christians hope to join a legion of relatives who have already moved out. The cradle of Christianity has **t suffered the bloody mayhem seen in nearby Syria or Iraq, but still the Christians look to leave, blaming the Israeli occupation for withering their eco**mic prospects and hobbling their freedom of movement.
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