Defend Truth

Pope happy with low-key Czech trip

Pope happy with low-key Czech trip

Pope Benedict XVI finished his pilgrimage to a fiercely secular Czech Republic on Monday, reaching out to nonbelievers and asking an increasingly religiously diverse Europe to embrace Christian teachings. Though he often speaks on such contentious issues as race, abortion and same-sex marriage, a conciliatory Benedict made no direct mention of these on this trip. But the Vatican still pronounced the pontiff's 13th foreign trip a success, as did Czech President Vaclav Klaus, a non-Catholic, who enthused that the visit was"extraordinarily successful."

Gallery

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

A South African Hero: You

There’s a 99.8% chance that this isn’t for you. Only 0.2% of our readers have responded to this call for action.

Those 0.2% of our readers are our hidden heroes, who are fuelling our work and impacting the lives of every South African in doing so. They’re the people who contribute to keep Daily Maverick free for all, including you.

The equation is quite simple: the more members we have, the more reporting and investigations we can do, and the greater the impact on the country.

Be part of that 0.2%. Be a Maverick. Be a Maverick Insider.

Support Daily Maverick→
Payment options