tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424895.post3274141103535628890..comments2024-03-03T17:50:06.110+00:00Comments on Inner Diablog: 'Third World' AirportsInner Diabloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00455371690283484250noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424895.post-92206837601184072892010-09-19T15:20:42.093+00:002010-09-19T15:20:42.093+00:00Thanks. JP II was the guest of GB's Catholic c...Thanks. JP II was the guest of GB's Catholic community. There might actually have been some previous state visits before the sixteenth century breach with Rome, but I'm not sure. The Queen did two in the other direction in '61 and '80. <br /><br />Pope Benedict must have had several hundred years-worth of uptight English protestant politicians rolling in their graves when he addressed both houses in Westminster Hall, scene of (St) Thomas More's trial. It's not so long ago that this would have been unthinkable.Inner Diabloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00455371690283484250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9424895.post-18205352098596673562010-09-19T00:38:53.557+00:002010-09-19T00:38:53.557+00:00I was about to correct your claim about the first ...I was about to correct your claim about the first Papal 'state' visit but your nuance proved correct. Nice trivia point!Markhttp://guateliving.comnoreply@blogger.com