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11/12/2010

The King and Queen of Spain receive the Pope

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TM King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain, Princess of Greece and Denmark, received His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, on November 7, 2010.

The King and Queen met with the Pope at the Sagrada Familia temple on November 7.

Pope Benedict XVI meets with Spain's King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia after arriving at the Sagrada Familia temple in Barcelona November 7, 2010. Pope Benedict attacked abortion and gay marriage, recently legalised in Spain, in a Mass to consecrate Barcelona's iconic church in another pointed criticism of what he called Spain's aggressive secularism . Picture taken November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS


The farewell ceremony on November 7.

BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 07: Pope Benedit XVI waves to the crowd surrounded by Queen Sofia of Spain and King Juan Carlos of Spain at the end of Pope Benedit XVI's visit to Spain at the El Prat airport on November 7, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. Pope Benedit XVI is visiting Barcelona to consecrate La Sagrada Familia Basilica. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)


Spain's King Juan Carlos (L) speaks to Pope Benedict XVI (C) next to Queen Sofia during a farewell ceremony at the Prat airport in Barcelona November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Albert Gea (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION ROYALS)




BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 07: Pope Benedit XVI waves to the crowd surrounded by Queen Sofia and King Juan Carlos at the end of Pope Benedit XVI's visit to Spain at the El Prat airport on November 7, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. Pope Benedit XVI is visiting Barcelona to consecrate La Sagrada Familia Basilica. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)


BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 07: King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia of Spain listen to a speech by Pope Benedit XVI's at the end of his visit to Spain at the El Prat airport on November 7, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. Pope Benedit XVI is visiting Barcelona to consecrate La Sagrada Familia Basilica. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)


BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 07: Queen Sofia of Spain listens to a speech by Pope Benedit XVI's at the end of his visit to Spain at the El Prat airport on November 7, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain. Pope Benedit XVI is visiting Barcelona to consecrate La Sagrada Familia Basilica. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)


Pope Benedict XVI (C) arrives with Spain's King Juan Carlos (R) and Queen Sofia for a farewell ceremony at the Prat airport in Barcelona November 7, 2010. Picture taken November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION ROYALS) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS


Spain's King Juan Carlos (L) walks with Pope Benedict XVI (C) and Queen Sofia during a farewell ceremony at the Prat airport in Barcelona November 7, 2010. Picture taken November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS


Pope Benedict XVI (C) sits between Spain's King Juan Carlos (L) and Queen Sofia before a farewell ceremony at the Prat airport in Barcelona November 7, 2010. Picture taken November 7, 2010. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (SPAIN - Tags: RELIGION ROYALS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS


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