(Source: Youtube – Vatican’s Channel)

May all British people continue to live the values of honesty, respect and balance that have earned them the esteem and admiration of many. The Pope stated this in the first leg of his trip to the United Kingdom. This morning in the Royal Palace of Edinburgh, one of Queen Elizabeth II’s residences, Benedict XVI retraced the Christian history of the United Kingdom and its social, political and cultural commitment in Europe and the world for peace, for the end of slavery, for peace in Ireland, and its fight against the Nazi dictatorship. Today – the Pope emphasized strongly, the UK strives to be a modern, multicultural society. In this challenging task, respect for traditional values…