Pope Benedict XVI is visiting Jordan's largest mosque on the second day of his visit to the Middle East. The pontiff prayed at the King Hussein Mosque in the capital, Amman, and is addressing local Muslim leaders. He began the day with a visit to Mount Nebo, where the Bible says Moses saw the Promised Land before he died. Analysts say the Pope is keen to mend relations with the Islamic world. Many Muslims took offence to a speech he made in 2006. The Pope's eight-day tour - his first to the region as pontiff - will take him to Israel and the West Bank. As he arrived in Amman on Friday he described himself as a "pilgrim of peace" and stressed his "deep respect" for Islam. Jordan's King Abdullah welcomed the Pope to "the heartland of faiths for Christians and Muslims alike". The 82-year-old Pope praised Jordan's "respect for religion". The Pope's visit is aimed at encouraging the minority Christian community in the Middle East, and creating a better dialogue with Muslims and Jews. The Pope has upset both Muslims and Jews during his time at the Vatican. During a speech in 2006 he quoted a medieval scholar who linked the Islamic faith to violence - he later apologised after an outcry among Muslims. And Jewish leaders were angered recently when the Vatican lifted an ex-communication of a Holocaust-denying bishop. Source: BBC