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Thousands
protest Pope's visit to Spain
Friday November 05, 2010 07:57:19 AM,
DPA
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Barcelona:
Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday against the upcoming
visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Spain, demanding a clear separation
between church and state.
Carrying signs with slogans against the Roman Catholic Church's
child molestation scandals and its ban on condoms, demonstrators
gathered at a central square in Barcelona, the second stop of the
pope's two-day visit.
After arriving Saturday in Spain, the pontiff is scheduled to
celebrate a mass at the pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostela
before heading to Barcelona, where he will consecrate the Sagrada
Familia Basilica Sunday.
Demonstrators criticized what they described as the high cost of
Benedict's visit, saying it should not be financed from public
coffers.
The rally was called by a platform called "I do not wait for you,"
which groups some 60 leftist, secularist, feminist,
environmentalist and other associations.
Some of the protestors had taped their mouths shut to allege a
lack of freedom of speech within the Catholic hierarchy. Police
estimated the rally at at 2,500 demonstrators.
More protests are planned during the papal visit, including a gay
kissing event in Barcelona.
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