What mosque was the first
ever entered by a Pope ?

DAMASCUS, Syria, May 6 -- John Paul II, respectfully removing his shoes, today became the first pope to enter a mosque when he toured a 1,300-year-old Islamic house of worship and urged joint forgiveness by Christians and Muslims, whose faiths have warred for centuries over territory and spiritual primacy.

Yes, it was the Great
Omayyad mosque in Damascus.