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BBC–Pope Benedict confirms first papal UK visit since 1982
Pope Benedict XVI has confirmed he will this year make the first papal visit to the UK since John Paul II’s of 1982.
He is expected to visit Birmingham – as part of the planned beatification of Cardinal John Newman – and Scotland. Dates for the trip have not been set.
The Pope spoke of the UK’s “commitment to equality of opportunity” for all.
But he criticised equality legislation which imposed “unjust limitations on the freedom of religious communities to act in accordance with their beliefs”.
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