Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java	(revision 330557)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/artifact/MavenMetadataSource.java	(working copy)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@
                 catch ( InvalidProjectModelException e )
                 {
                     getLogger().warn( "POM for: \'" + pomArtifact +
-                        "\' does not appear to be valid. Its will be ignored for artifact resolution.\n\nReason: " +
+                        "\' does not appear to be valid. It will be ignored for artifact resolution.\n\nReason: " +
                         e.getMessage() + "\n\n" );
 
                     if ( getLogger().isDebugEnabled() )
Index: src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java
===================================================================
--- src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java	(revision 330557)
+++ src/main/java/org/apache/maven/project/DefaultMavenProjectBuilder.java	(working copy)
@@ -1091,7 +1091,11 @@
         }
         catch ( XmlPullParserException e )
         {
-            throw new InvalidProjectModelException( projectId, pomLocation, "Parse error reading POM", e );
+            ModelValidationResult validationResult = new ModelValidationResult();
+            validationResult.addMessage(e.getMessage());
+            InvalidProjectModelException ex = new InvalidProjectModelException( projectId, pomLocation, "Parse error reading POM", validationResult );
+            ex.initCause(e);
+            throw ex;
         }
     }