GOVERNOR CORZINE STATEMENT ON VISIT TO WTC SITE WITH POPE BENEDICT

TRENTON - Governor Jon S. Corzine today made the following statement on CNN's "Late Edition" following a visit to Ground Zero by Pope Benedict XVI. The Governor joined Pope Benedict earlier in the day in a visit to the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on New York City.

"It was one of the most moving moments that I have ever experienced. The conjunction in those circumstances of the tragedy and the evil that occurred on 9/11, with the hope and the peace that is brought by the Pope is an extraordinary statement that hope and peace win out; and that in the long run we will commit to the messages that the Pope has been delivering."

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Photos from Governor Corzine's public events are available in the Governor's Newsroom section on the State of New Jersey web page.