Pope Benedict XVI will visit England and Scotland from September 16-19 . It will be the first state visit to the United Kingdom by a pontiff . Comment: The pope 's visit comes at a time of heightened tensions between Rome and the Church of England following the Vatican 's outreach to disaffected Anglicans last year . The pope is visiting Britain for his annual pilgrimage, which includes stops in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, Bath & Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, Leeds, Liverpool it did not do enough to stop child abuse by priests .
Pope Benedict XVI will visit England and Scotland from September 16-19 . It will be the first state visit to the United Kingdom by a pontiff . Comment: The pope is visiting Britain for his annual pilgrimage, which includes stops in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Cardiff, Bath & Bristol, Birmingham, Nottingham, York, Leeds, Liverpool it did not do enough to stop child abuse by priests .