NEWSNIGHT - Friday 17 September 2010 at 10.30pm on BBC Two
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Presented by Gavin Esler
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In a day steeped in religious symbolism, Pope Benedict XVI this
afternoon became the first pontiff to step foot inside Lambeth Palace,
where he met the Archbishop of Canterbury - the leader of the Anglican
Church - on his own turf. And, in what is seen by many as another
symbolic act of unity between the Catholic Church and the Anglican
Communion, the Pope will head to the Anglican Westminster Abbey later,
where he and Dr Rowan Williams are due to give a joint blessing from the
High Altar.
We'll be discussing the significance of today's events on the programme
and asking what they say about the current ecumenical relationship.
We'll also have the latest on the arrest by counter-terrorism officers
of five men, all street cleaners, on suspicion of planning a terrorist
attack during pontiff's trip.
But before all that, we'll have an exclusive story from Richard Watson
on party political funding. Find out more by watching later.
Join Gavin at 10.30pm on BBC Two.
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