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Bogot\u00e1, Colombia, Jun 6, 2012 \/ 04:04 pm (CNA<\/a>).- A group of eight Colombians who were kidnapped for over ten years by the country's Marxist rebel group told Pope Benedict that his prayers sustained them during their captivity.<\/p>\n

\tThe group of police officers and soldiers attended Pope Benedict XVI\u2019s general audience on June 6.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to Vatican daily L\u2019Osservatore Romano, the former hostages came dressed in their police and military uniforms and thanked the Pope for his continual support.<\/p>\n

\tThe men were kidnapped by the FARC in the late 1990s and held until April of this year. \u201cThey told the Pontiff about the Calvary they lived through in the jungle, where they spent many years with chains around their necks,\u201d the paper said.<\/p>\n

\tAccording to the Efe news agency, Colombia\u2019s ambassador to the Holy See, Cesar Mauricio Velasquez, said the encounter with the Pope was \u201cmoving for both the officers and their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tThey have come to thank to the Pope for his constant prayers which helped them to endure the torment of kidnapping and to regain their freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tVelasquez said he hopes \u201cthis gesture will set an important example for reconciliation, because when there has been great suffering, there is also growth in love, and consequently, in the ability to forgive.\u201d<\/p>\n

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