Pope in Mexico amid protest

Updated On Mar 24, 2012 04:31 pm IST
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Pope Benedict XVI caresses a young Mexican boy as he arrives in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit in Mexico. (Reuters/Osservatore Romano) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI caresses a young Mexican boy as he arrives in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit in Mexico. (Reuters/Osservatore Romano)

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Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves beside Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala upon his arrival at Silao's international airport in Guanajuato. (AFP Photo/Osservatore Romano) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves beside Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala upon his arrival at Silao's international airport in Guanajuato. (AFP Photo/Osservatore Romano)

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Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves beside Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala upon his arrival at Silao's international airport in Guanajuato. (AFP Photo/Osservatore Romano) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves beside Mexican President Felipe Calderon (R) and Mexican first lady Margarita Zavala upon his arrival at Silao's international airport in Guanajuato. (AFP Photo/Osservatore Romano)

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People cheer while awaiting the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit to Mexico. (Reuters/Claudia Daut) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People cheer while awaiting the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit to Mexico. (Reuters/Claudia Daut)

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Pope Benedict XVI answers to reporters' questions during a news conference aboard his flight to Mexico. (Reuters/Tony Gentile) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI answers to reporters' questions during a news conference aboard his flight to Mexico. (Reuters/Tony Gentile)

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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit to Mexico. (Reuters/Tony Gentile) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI waves to the crowd from his popemobile as he arrives in Leon. The Pope arrived for a three-day visit to Mexico. (Reuters/Tony Gentile)

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Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves to the crowd after being received by Mexico's first lady Margarita Zavala (L) and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon upon his arrival in Leon. (Reuters/Claudia Daut) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Mar 24, 2012 04:31 pm IST

Pope Benedict XVI (C) waves to the crowd after being received by Mexico's first lady Margarita Zavala (L) and Mexico's President Felipe Calderon upon his arrival in Leon. (Reuters/Claudia Daut)

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Pope Benedict XVI (front) arrives at Miraflores College in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico. (AFP photo/Hector Guerrero) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Pope Benedict XVI (front) arrives at Miraflores College in Leon, Guanajuato state, Mexico. (AFP photo/Hector Guerrero)

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A demonstrator chants slogans during a protest march against Pope Benedict XVI's papal visit to Mexico, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A demonstrator chants slogans during a protest march against Pope Benedict XVI's papal visit to Mexico, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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Gay protesters march against Pope Benedict XVI's papal visit to Mexico, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Gay protesters march against Pope Benedict XVI's papal visit to Mexico, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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An activist hangs over her ears words which read " Pope, not" during a demonstration against what she claimed is the expensive cost of the papal visit and also the tolerance of the Catholic church on priests who rape and commit pedophiliac acts, at the monument of the Angel of Independence in Mexico City. (Reuters/Henry Romero) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An activist hangs over her ears words which read " Pope, not" during a demonstration against what she claimed is the expensive cost of the papal visit and also the tolerance of the Catholic church on priests who rape and commit pedophiliac acts, at the monument of the Angel of Independence in Mexico City. (Reuters/Henry Romero)

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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella)

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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella)

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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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People protest against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Mexico City. (AFP photo/Alfredo Estrella)

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