Before we move on Marsh, What type of people were there? Were they all atheists as the Vatican would like us to believe, or Catholics unhappy with their church?
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Do you think the protest achieved its aims? Will it be forgotten in a few weeks and then back to Status Quo (not the band).
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I've been wondering. The government sold us this fiasco as a "state visit"; that's why we are paying for it. Does anyone know of any significant trade agreements that have been negotiated by the accompanying entourage to benefit UK industries?
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Does the Vatican deal in unfair practices, its seems to only to employ secruity staff who are Catholic and Swiss. Don't they trust anybody else. Also do any Jew, Muslin and a member of the Church of England work or hold any senior management position in the vatican?
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Since the Vatican does not sign international treaties and the "state" is composed of Catholic (mainly, I assume) men, of whom only about 500-600 have Vatican citizenship (which is granted for only as long as they are in office) it seems unlikely. Although they have "diplomatic relations" with most countries in the world, there is not enough space within the Vatican state to house embassies (apparently) so all diplomats are housed in Rome. About 3, 000 people work in the city, but the vast majority leave to go back to a real country at the end of each day.
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