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Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Church

After weeks of bad headlines, including lifting the excommunication of a Holocaust denier, and upsetting gay people and Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI is set to visit Africa. What do these rows tell us about the man - and the direction he wants the Church to take?

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8 minutes

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project