Papal spokesman sees Britain trip as challenging, not dangerous

Submitted on September 15, 2010
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Cindy Wooden | Catholic News Service
Pope Benedict XVI and Msgr. Guido Marini, his master of liturgical ceremonies, concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome last January. Msgr. Marin has spent months preparing liturgies for the pope’s upcoming visit to Great Britain in mid-September.
Pope Benedict XVI and Msgr. Guido Marini, his master of liturgical ceremonies, concluding the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome last January. Msgr. Marin has spent months preparing liturgies for the pope’s upcoming visit to Great Britain in mid-September.
Paul Haring/Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY — While some of the media coverage in the run-up to Pope Benedict XVI's trip to Great Britain could make people think the pope was about to step into a minefield, the Vatican spokesman seemed to think the trip would be a challenge, but not a particularly dangerous one.

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