Cardinal's 'Third World' remarks egg on anti-Pope protestors

One of Pope Benedict XVI’s senior advisors has caused an embarrassment for the Vatican on the eve of an already contentious visit to Britain, calling England a place of “aggressive neo-atheism” and describing it as “a Third World country”.

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im from britan yes and well

im from britan yes and well this is just embarssing to the vatican.
Maybe as a child you call one of your class mates a name and you can get away with is but insulting a great country is not right

Church of England and Rome.

Don't forget who destroyed the Summer Palace of the emperor in China, and who droped the bombs in Japan. These were Catholic places.
John G Wotzka, San Diego

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let him who is without sin,throw the first stone at him.

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