Pope Faces Protests on Abuse, Converts in U.K. Visit
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Almost five centuries since King Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church, the pope arrived in Britain today for a first state visit, with protesters waiting along with Queen Elizabeth II to greet him.
On the four-day trip, Pope Benedict XVI will be met by demonstrations against child-abuse scandals as well as his stance on homosexuality and birth control, according to the London-based National Secular Society. The blessing of an Anglican convert to Catholicism also has drawn complaints.