Thank you for the post and ping. Indeed, the visit of the pope to Cyprus is wrought with potential danger. However, as in his trip to Turkey, he will be meeting with government officials in his capacity as a sovereign leader and they will not risk anything happening to Pope Benedict XVI. I am confident that security measures will be in place to protect the pope during his visit.
Turkey will of course do 110% to protect him (imagine the horror for them if the Pope was harmed in their country!) but they are many crazies down there.