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Pope Benedict criticised Catholic church leaders on Thursday as "insufficiently vigilant" during decades of sexual abuse of children as he arrived in Britain to win over one of Europe's most secular countries. The German pope was greeted by Queen...
Tulsa World
Scotland Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church had failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children. He said the church's top priority...
The independent
The pontiff was officially welcomed by the Queen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh for the first papal state visit to the UK. In a speech at the palace, delivered in English, the Pope spoke of the UK's important place in history. He said: "...
AKI
Pope Benedict XVI kicked off the first pontifical trip to the UK in 28 years on Thursday by meeting with Queen Elizabeth II in Edinburgh after he was greeted by her husband Prince Philip at the Scottish city's airport. In a meeting of heads of state,...
Sydney Morning Herald
One of the pope's aides, Cardinal Walter Kasper, caused controversy on the eve of the state visit by condemning what he dubbed "an aggressive neo-atheism" that has spread in England, in an interview with a German magazine. He also described Britain...
Sydney Morning Herald
The Queen, wearing a matching grey dress and hat, shook the pope's hand as he arrived at the Palace of Holyrood, her royal residence in Edinburgh, from the city's airport. They were then treated to a military display, and the pope removed his white...