Madrid faces protests during visit of Pope Benedict

[Holly3278]

A PAPAL visit to Madrid this month to greet hundreds of thousands of young Roman Catholics has revived a bitter debate over the role of the church in Spanish politics and angered secular protesters who say their websites were censored this week.

Pope Benedict XVI will arrive on August 18th to celebrate World Youth Day in the Spanish capital, where supporters from around the world have started gathering for celebrations and public appearances that will close some city centre avenues for up to six days.

Dozens of liberal and left-wing groups demanding a secular state say they will stage at least one march against the visit, despite being repeatedly refused permission to demonstrate by the authorities. A top trade union has also called a strike on the city’s metro network to coincide with the visit.

irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0813/1224302378786.html

I wonder if legal action could be taken against the protestors if they do indeed protest since the authorities refused them the permission needed to demonstrate?

 

[followingtheway]

What is with Anti-Religious people always trying to countries communist. People seem to forget the whole “freedom of religion” thing :dts: .