ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Vron Ware for valuable comments.
Notes
1. Cardinal Walter Kasper, a senior papal aide, withdrew from the Pope's visit to the UK following a disparaging comment about arriving in the UK being like a “third world country” which Vatican sources then said referred to “the UK's multicultural society” (BBC News 2010).
2. See Rivière ([Citation1929] 1986). The UK press regularly runs double-paged glossy features itemising the immaculate appearance of French political figures like Rachida Dati, former Minister of Justice, and even the more obviously middle-aged Christine Lagarde, Minister of Economic Affairs, is admired for her flirtatious appearances on BBC 2's Newsnight.
3. See Butler's (Citation2008) account of Papal denunciations of Islam.
4. This is visible in the vast amount of media coverage of, as well as state welcome for, the Pope's visit to the UK from 16–19 September, 2010. Live Mass was broadcast on the main television channels, as well as uninterrupted daytime coverage of the Pope's visit to Scotland.