Pope criticises body scanners

POPE Benedict XVI has criticised the use of airport body scanners, insisting that “human dignity must be preserved”.

At a Vatican meeting at the weekend, the Pope told aerospace industry figures that “the primary asset to be safeguarded and treasured is the person, in his or her integrity”.

“...One must never forget that respecting the primacy of the human person and attention to his or her needs does not make the service less efficient nor penalise economic management,” he said.