Blair to meet Pope over bid to convert to Catholicism

BRITISH Prime Minister Tony Blair is due to meet Pope Benedict XVI before he leaves office next week in what media say involves his preparations for converting to Roman Catholicism.

Blair to meet Pope over bid to convert to Catholicism

Mr Blair, an Anglican in a country that has never had a Catholic premier, has triggered intense interest about his personal and professional plans for the future.

Informed sources quoted by The Guardian newspaper said Mr Blair has already taken his decision to convert, and it was just a matter of when he will announce it, though he will not do so during his visit with the pope.

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