Defend Truth

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in UK

By Andy Rice
16 Sep 2010
0

Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the UK on Thursday morning, and was welcomed by Queen Elizabeth II at the Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh. The Pope heaped praise on his hosts, saying in a speech that: "Your forefathers' respect for truth and justice, for mercy and charity, come to you from a faith that remains a mighty force for good in your kingdom." But this won't be enough to mollify his detractors. Even aside from the anger surrounding the Catholic Church's handling of sexual abuse scandals, protesters are questioning the UK's government's decision to spend between £10 million and £12 million on the Pope's visit - and that amount excludes policing.   Read more: The Independent, AFP

Gallery

Top Reads This Hour

Words of warning and sobering reality that must hit home at this eleventh hour
South Africa

Words of warning and sobering reality that must hit home at this eleventh hour
UPL's cleaned up water is ‘safe to drink’ … but not for their main consultant, thanks
Maverick News

UPL's cleaned up water is ‘safe to drink’ … but not for their main consultant, thanks
Origins and purpose unknown – the curious case of a ‘phantom’ bank in Bulembu, Eswatini
Maverick News

Origins and purpose unknown – the curious case of a ‘phantom’ bank in Bulembu, Eswatini
Sponsor our golf day or else! Extortion has entered silly season
Business Maverick

Sponsor our golf day or else! Extortion has entered silly season
Daily Crossword Quickie - Tues, 16 April
Crosswords

Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 16 April

TOP READS IN SECTION

Words of warning and sobering reality that must hit home at this eleventh hour
South Africa

Words of warning and sobering reality that must hit home at this eleventh hour
UPL's cleaned up water is ‘safe to drink’ … but not for their main consultant, thanks
Maverick News

UPL's cleaned up water is ‘safe to drink’ … but not for their main consultant, thanks
Origins and purpose unknown – the curious case of a ‘phantom’ bank in Bulembu, Eswatini
Maverick News

Origins and purpose unknown – the curious case of a ‘phantom’ bank in Bulembu, Eswatini
Thought Daily Maverick’s shutdown was a PR stunt? This is the real state of the news media
Maverick News

Thought Daily Maverick’s shutdown was a PR stunt? This is the real state of the news media
Daily Crossword Quickie - Tues, 16 April
Crosswords

Daily Crossword Quickie – Tues, 16 April

Investigations

News & Analysis

Features

Newsletters

Community

DM168

Daily Maverick © All rights reserved

Please peer review 3 community comments before your comment can be posted

South Africa needs good journalism — and we need your help to keep delivering it

The market failure of journalism has caused a 70% loss of jobs in our industry. The result is entire regions of South Africa with little to no editorial coverage - and no independent accountability measures because of it. Daily Maverick has proven that we can deliver impact on South Africa.

There's a misconception that Daily Maverick, because it's a national news publisher, is in every corner of the country.

We're not.  But we need to be.  Help us get there.

Become a Maverick Insider

We would like our readers to start paying for Daily Maverick...

…but we are not going to force you to. Over 10 million users come to us each month for the news. We have not put it behind a paywall because the truth should not be a luxury.

Instead we ask our readers who can afford to contribute, even a small amount each month, to do so.

If you appreciate it and want to see us keep going then please consider contributing whatever you can.

Support Daily Maverick→
Payment options