ITALY
Reuters
By Silvia Aloisi
MILAN | Fri Jun 1, 2012
(Reuters) – Some 15,000 policemen deployed in Milan on Friday to keep protesters at bay during a visit by Pope Benedict which is unlikely to provide much respite from the worst crisis of his papacy.
The pope, who has expressed sadness and pain over a scandal which exploded last week when his butler was arrested for stealing his private documents, will begin a three-day visit to Italy’s financial capital on Friday evening.
Before his arrival, heavy security was in place with snipers on rooftops along his route from Linate airport to Milan’s majestic central square in front of its huge gothic cathedral, where the pontiff will greet pilgrims.
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