The lifting of the excommunication and Williamson's comments outraged many Jews and Catholics, including bishops in Pope Benedict's native Germany.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

The three-hour drive to Florence was our last long bus trip, and Li raced through some topics, including Catholics and divorce, Pavarotti, balsamic vinegar, truffles and the pigs that find them, and leather goods that are marked as Italian but made in China.

NEWYORKER: The Grand Tour

The ABS explanation: It incurs extra costs because it has to serve a range of denominations, including Roman Catholics, Protestants and Lutherans, while other Bible charities stick to one flavor.

FORBES: Self-Employment

He said there was now a real chance for the service to have the full endorsement of Protestants and Catholics, including republicans.

BBC: RUC courage 'will not be forgotten'