Madrid visit by Pope animates secular protesters

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Series Details 13.8.11
Publication Date 13/08/2011
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A papal visit to Madrid in August 2011 to greet hundreds of thousands of young Roman Catholics has revived a bitter debate about the role of the Church in Spanish politics and angered secular protesters who say their websites were being censored.

Thousands turned out in Madrid on the 17 August 2011 ahead of the visit by Pope Benedict XVI to protest the multimillion-euro price tag of his stay. The pope arrived in the Spanish capital on the 18 August 2011 to take part in World Youth Day celebrations.

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El País, 17.8.11: Tension as protestors join pilgrims' Madrid logjam on eve of papal visit http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Tension/as/protestors/join/pilgrims/Madrid/logjam/on/eve/of/papal/visit/elpepueng/20110817elpeng_12/Ten
Deutsche Welle, 18.8.11: In austere times, Spaniards protest costly papal World Youth Day visit http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15324458,00.html
Deutsche Welle, 16.8.11: Web-savvy Catholic pilgrims gather in Madrid for youth festival http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,15318140,00.html
El País, 16.8.11: How pleasing the pope became the priority http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/How/pleasing/the/pope/became/the/priority/elpepueng/20110816elpeng_1/Ten
BBC News, 18.8.11: Rallies held in Madrid ahead of Pope Benedict XVI visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14568707
El País, 18.8.11: Pope touches down in Madrid as dust settles on protest clashes http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Pope/touches/down/in/Madrid/as/dust/settles/on/protest/clashes/elpepueng/20110818elpeng_1/Ten
ABC, 17.8.11: Madrid kicks off World Youth Day (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/864871-madrid-kicks-world-youth-day
BBC News, 17.8.11: Spain 'foils gas attack on anti-Pope protesters' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14555668
El País, 17.8.11: Student detained for anti-papal gas-attack plan http://www.elpais.com/articulo/english/Student/detained/for/anti-papal/gas-attack/plan/elpepueng/20110816elpeng_8/Ten

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