It was a mixture of state visit and pastoral visit.-dhw's observations are bagman's news to anyone who follows the humanist and secularist websites. For example:-NSS http://www.secularism.org.uk/nailing-the-popes-lies.html-BHA http://www.humanism.org.uk/news/view/652-Pharyngula (P.Z.Myers) http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/09/list_of_hitler_quotes_in_honor.php-I am "against religion" but that doesn't stop me having some Christian friends.