Pope Benedict XVIl during the Holy Mass at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow 16 September 2010. The 83-year-old German-born pontiff used his homily to warn against a trend to 'exclude religious belief from public discourse.' He urged the young to resist the temptations of modern life, including drugs, sex, money, alcohol and pornography. The perceived threat of growing secularization appears to be the guiding theme of the pope's visit to Britain. Earlier on 16 September, he warned against 'aggressive forms of secularism' in Britain that threatened to undermine traditional values. The Mass in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park is one of the highlights of the four-day state visit. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVIl during the Holy Mass at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow 16 September 2010. The 83-year-old German-born pontiff used his homily to warn against a trend to 'exclude religious belief from public discourse.' He urged the young to resist the temptations of modern life, including drugs, sex, money, alcohol and pornography. The perceived threat of growing secularization appears to be the guiding theme of the pope's visit to Britain. Earlier on 16 September, he warned against 'aggressive forms of secularism' in Britain that threatened to undermine traditional values. The Mass in Glasgow's Bellahouston Park is one of the highlights of the four-day state visit. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a celebration of Catholic education at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, in SW London, Britain, 17 September 2010. The pope is on a four day visit to the United Kingdom. EPA/STR / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI arrives for a celebration of Catholic education at St Mary's University College, Twickenham, in SW London, Britain, 17 September 2010. The pope is on a four day visit to the United Kingdom. EPA/STR / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pilgrims at the Papal mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 16 September 2010. The first Papal state visit to the United Kingdom begins on 16 September in Edinburgh where Pope Benedict, head of the Roman Catholic Church, had a private audience with Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England at the Palace of Holyrood house. EPA/GRAHAM STUART +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pilgrims at the Papal mass celebrated by Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 16 September 2010. The first Papal state visit to the United Kingdom begins on 16 September in Edinburgh where Pope Benedict, head of the Roman Catholic Church, had a private audience with Queen Elizabeth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England at the Palace of Holyrood house. EPA/GRAHAM STUART +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Die wichtigsten Stationen auf der Reise des Papstes nach Großbritannien; Hochformat 90 x 95 mm; Grafik: D. Dytert, Redaktion: K. Klink
Die wichtigsten Stationen auf der Reise des Papstes nach Großbritannien; Hochformat 90 x 95 mm; Grafik: D. Dytert, Redaktion: K. Klink © dpa-infografik/DPA | dpa-infografik
Protesters prepare for Pope Benedict XVI's arrival at an event St. Mary's University in Twickenham September 17, 2010. The Pope is on a four day visit to Britain. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)
Protesters prepare for Pope Benedict XVI's arrival at an event St. Mary's University in Twickenham September 17, 2010. The Pope is on a four day visit to Britain. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST) © REUTERS | REUTERS
Pope Benedict XVI (R) replaces his zucchetto as he meets with Queen Elizabeth II (L) at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVE THOMPSON / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI (R) replaces his zucchetto as he meets with Queen Elizabeth II (L) at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVE THOMPSON / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pope Benedict XVI (C) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI (C) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pope Benedict XVI (C) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI (C) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
A close up view of the shoes worn by Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
A close up view of the shoes worn by Pope Benedict XVI as he arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 16: Pilgrims gather before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI for the Papal Mass at Bellahouston Park on September 16, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. Pope Benedict XVI is conducting the first state visit to the UK by a Pontiff. During the four day visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness will meet The Queen as well as political and religious representatives. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 16: Pilgrims gather before the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI for the Papal Mass at Bellahouston Park on September 16, 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. Pope Benedict XVI is conducting the first state visit to the UK by a Pontiff. During the four day visit Pope Benedict will celebrate mass, conduct a prayer vigil as well as beatify Cardinal Newman at an open air mass in Cofton Park. His Holiness will meet The Queen as well as political and religious representatives. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) © Getty Images/Getty | Getty Images
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) and the Duke of Edinburgh (L) exchanges gifts with Pope Benedict XVI (R), during an audience in the Morning Drawing Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVID CHESKIN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II (C) and the Duke of Edinburgh (L) exchanges gifts with Pope Benedict XVI (R), during an audience in the Morning Drawing Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVID CHESKIN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pope Benedict XVI (R) replaces his zucchetto as he meets with Queen Elizabeth II (L) at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVE THOMPSON / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI (R) replaces his zucchetto as he meets with Queen Elizabeth II (L) at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Britain, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/DAVE THOMPSON / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa
Pope Benedict XVI (R) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
Pope Benedict XVI (R) arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 September 2010 on the first day of Pope's four-day visit to the United Kingdom. The trip is the first to the UK by a Pontiff since John Paul II in 1982. It is also the first to be designated a state visit because the Pope has been invited by the Queen rather than the church. EPA/ANDREW MILLIGAN / POOL +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++ © dpa/DPA | dpa