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Then I wasn't clear.

It was Pope John Paul II, not Benedict who spoke to Italians.

[TomB]

So what does this comment you made mean?

I would respectfully suggest that chastising Canadians when he is not persuasive in his own backyard is counterproductuve.

Who are you talking about and what is counterproductive?

And Benedict has spoken about low birthrates in Europe, shall I post some links?