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Different pope, different times for British trip (AP)

September 12th, 2010

FILE - In this Friday, May 28, 1982 file photo, Pope John Paul II walks with Britainâ??s Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace in London. Pope John Paul II sought to overcome centuries of distrust when he became the first pope to visit British shores in 1982, preaching reconciliation between the Vatican and Anglicans even as British troops battled Catholic Argentines in the Falklands. His successor, Benedict XVI, can expect a far cooler — if not at times downright hostile — reception in his upcoming state visit. (AP Photo/pool, file)AP - The Falklands war was in full swing and John Paul II was in London as the first pope ever to set foot on English soil.


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