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  Nuns shelter from the rain beneath umbrella hats as they wait to watch Pope Benedict XVI perform a beatification mass at Cofton Park in Birmingham. (Matt Dunham, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd after he conducts a mass in Cofton Park, Birmingham. (Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI gives a blessing during a mass in Birmingham, England. (Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP)
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  The Mass is to beatify Cardinal John Henry Newman, the 19th century Anglican convert who was enormously influential in both the Anglican and Catholic churches. Benedict wants to hold Newman up as a model, for having followed his conscience at great cost. (Gregorio Borgia, AP)
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  A pilgrim holds a religious statue as she awaits the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI. (Adrian Dennis, AFP)
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  Hundreds of people waited for the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI outside the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in London. The pope arrived on Thursday, on the first ever state visit by a pope to the UK. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI waves from a window of the Vatican's Apostolic Nunciature in London where he is staying during his visit to Britain. (Sang Tan, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI is seen on stage during an open-air Mass at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland. The pope arrived on Thursday to start a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (Scott Heppell, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI holds the pastoral staff as he celebrates a mass at Bellahouston park in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday. (Gregorio Borgia, AP)
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  Priests are sheltered by umbrellas during Holy Communion as Pope Benedict XVI presides over a Celebration of Mass in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, in Scotland. (Leon Neal, AP)
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  Scottish singer Susan Boyle performed after Pope Benedict XVI held an open-air Mass in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland. (Andrew Yates, AFP)
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  Priests sheltering from the sun under yellow umbrellas, walked through the huge crowd during Holy Communion. (Paul Ellis, AFP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI greets a young girl who was held up to his popemobile as he arrived at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland, prior to a Celebration of Mass. (Chris Clark, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II are seen together as they arrive at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland. The pontiff is on a historic four-day state visit in the UK, the only other visit by a pope was made by John Paul II in 1982. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit. The controversial yet historic state trip has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church. (Derek Blair, AP)
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  The Pope arrived in the UK amidst controversy after he recently admitted that the Catholic Church had not been vigilant enough on paedophilia. (Derek Blair, AFP)
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  Protestors hold up placards as the pope arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Jon Super, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI was met by Prince Philip who is the Duke of Edinburgh as he arrived in Scotland to begin his first papal state visit to the UK. (Andrew Milligan, AP)
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  Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip escort Pope Benedict XVI to the Morning Drawing Room in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Dan Kitwood, AP)
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  The Pope arrived on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, amidst heavy security. (Jon Super, AP)
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  The pope is seen holding on to his hat as he arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, the Queen's official residence in Scotland. (Lefteris Pitarakis, AP)
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  A newspaper vendor promotes a free papal souvenir bag with every purchase in Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland, on September 16, ahead of a Celebration of Mass by Pope Benedict XVI. (Leon Neal, AFP)
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  Pilgrims arrive at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland prior to the open air Papal Mass to be held by Pope Benedict XVI, on Thursday. (Chris Clark, AP)
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  A man is pictured with a pilgram backpack in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, ahead of an open air Papal Mass by Pope Benedict XVI, on Thursday. (Chris Clark, AP)
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  The hands of a nun holding rosary beads are pictured as she awaits the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow, Scotland. (Scott Heppell, AP)
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  Pope Benedict XVI waves upon boarding a plane at Ciampino airport, south east of Rome. The Pope arrived in Scotland on Thursday at the start of his historic four-day state visit to Britain. (Vincenzo Pinto, AFP)

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