Pope Francis set for hostile reception in Ireland

Pontiff to touch down in radically changed Catholic country amid sexual abuse ‘perfect storm’

Pope Francis greets adoring crowds in Italy
(Image credit: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images)

Pope Francis will visit a country radically different from that experienced by his antecedents when he touches down in Ireland tomorrow for a two-day tour.

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