In actual fact Pope Benedict's visit to the UK will not be until the AUTUMN of 2010.......no dates have been announced yet....certainly nOT January!......this Pope rarely travels during the Winter its only been announced that he wILL come during next year......
it is thought very likely to be an Autumn visit as no papal visit would take place during a General election campaign, due in the next 6 to 8 months.............since the General election has to be between early spring until early summer , for diplomatic reasons it has already been discussed in catholic circles that it will be AFTER the Election almost certainly.
If anything ,the Papal visit willl probably be during BB11........Benedict could nip into the last ever BB and CHOOSE the winner of the final ever BB!...it would save weeks of the PUBLIC getting it wrong as they have with Rachel, Sophie,Pete, et al........ha ha.......
