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** FILE ** From left, Britain's Prince Philip, Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Pope Benedict XVI walk at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Claudio Onorati, Pool)

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A British police officer stands by as protestors hold a banner during the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit, a controversial yet historic state trip that has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church.(AP Photo/Jon Super).

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Protestors hold a placard protesting the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit, a controversial yet historic state trip that has been overshadowed by the sex abuse scandals which have shaken confidence in the Roman Catholic Church. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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A young person impersonates the Pope, and shakes hands with well wishers lining the street in Edinburgh, Scotland, during a State visit by Pope Benedict XVI , the first ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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A member of the public, waves a flag as he await's the arrival of Pope Benedict XVI at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI arrived today to start a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

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Reverend Ian Paisley, right, prominent Northern Ireland Protestant politician, joins a protest in Edinburgh against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI who arrived in the city earlier in the day for a four day visit to Britain Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

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Signs held by protestors are seen as Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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Pilgrims depart from buses parked on the M77 motorway as they arrive at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, prior to the Papal Mass by Pope Benedict XVI. Thursday, Sept. 16 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain.(AP Photo/Chris Clark)

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A Papal flag flies at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow, Scotland, prior to the Papal Mass to be given by Pope Benedict XVI, Thursday, Sept. 16 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first-ever state visit by a Pope to Britain.(AP Photo/Chris Clark)

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Pope Benedict XVI is driven past protesters with members of the police in the foreground as he passes through, Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit, the first ever state visit by a Pope to Britain. (AP Photo/Jon Super).

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Pope Benedict XVI, right, and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II leave after inspecting an honor guard of members of the Royal Company of Archers and members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Band as the Pope arrives at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II talks with Pope Benedict XVI during an audience in the Morning Drawing Room at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The Pope is on a four-day visit to Britian. (AP Photo David Cheskin/Pool)

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Pope Benedict XVI is greeted as he boards a plane before embarking from Ciampino airport, on the outskirts of Rome to start his four-day visit to the United Kingdom, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. After months of preparation and controversy, Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United Kingdom on Thursday for a four-day visit overshadowed by sex abuse scandals that have shaken confidence in the church. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)

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Kashmiri protesters hurl stones at government forces during a clash on the outskirts of Srinagar, India, on Wednesday. Leaders of India's main political parties searched for a strategy to end months of increasingly violent protests in the region. (Associated Press)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sister Julia Marie walks with students to her classroom before teaching a chemistry class at St. Cecilia Academy, a high school, on Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn. The Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia has 27 postulants entering the convent this fall, likely the largest group of new nuns in training in the U.S., according to religious scholars.

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Kashmiri Muslim protesters run for cover as Indian paramilitary soldiers fire live ammunition during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)

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A young Kashmiri protester covers his face with his Tee shirt as he holds an effigy of Indian prime minister during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew imposed on the region a day after troops battled protesters in the streets in violence that killed several people. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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A Kashmiri Muslim protester shouts slogans during a protest in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Indian police patrolled the streets of Kashmir on Tuesday, threatening to shoot anyone defying a rigid curfew in the disputed region a day after 19 people died in battles between troops and protesters. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)