RizzyKing

If he was just a religious figure and nothing else then no we shouldn't pay for a visit by him or anyone else. But he is not just a religious figure he is the head of the state of the vatican in diplomatic terms he is a head of state and has to be accorded the same diplomatic courtesys as any other head of state. Look no one on here can describe me as a fan of religion but in this instance you really do have to seperate religion as it isn't the only aspect to this. As i said in my earlier post our government and the queen should both raise the issue of abuse within the church and their reaction to it but we have no way to demand that or probably know if that happens anyway. Now if someone were to statrt a thread on the legitimacy of the vatican as a state that would be a whole different kettle of fish but on this thread he is a head of state and must be treated as such.