Benedict faces no specific threats, according to the FBI, but a March audio message from Osama bin Laden mentioned the pontiff.

CNN: Pope calls church sex abuse scandal a 'deep shame'

There are no specific threats against Benedict, according to the FBI, but a March audio message from Osama Bin Laden mentioned the pontiff.

CNN: Pope Benedict XVI begins first U.S. tour

His message this time, we are told, will be that the death of Osama bin Laden and the outpouring of support for democratic change across the Middle East and North Africa opens a new dawn for Muslims - and even greater opportunities for expanded relations with the United States than he promised two years ago.

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