It felt, in fact, more like the road to Damascus.

实际上，这更像是通往大马士革之路。

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Later in his tour in Syria, where Saint Paul converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus, the Pope will become the first Catholic leader to enter a mosque when he visits the tomb of John the Baptist.

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John Paul's pilgrimage retraces the steps of St Paul, the Jew who converted to Christianity on the road to Damascus and later preached in Athens and Malta on his way to Rome.

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But he welcomed the Lib Dems' new stance on the euro, telling MPs that it was "good to see them on the road to Damascus".

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