Protesters in Britain call on Benedict to resign

PROTESTERS gathered outside the main Catholic church in Britain yesterday to call for the Pope’s resignation over clerical sex abuse.

Carrying placards stating “Pope Protects Paedophile Priests – Resign!” and “Sex Abuse Cover-Up – Pope Must Resign” demonstrators confronted the congregation as it left Westminster Cathedral in central London. They claim Pope Benedict XVI was complicit in protecting priests accused of child sex abuse from prosecution.

As such many object to the pontiff’s planned state visit to Britain in September.