Pope Faces Challenge In Czech Republic.

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While scores of pilgrims poured into Prague for the nation's first papal visit in 12 years, most Czechs shrugged it off or were openly hostile.
"It's just a waste of money," said Kveta Tomasovicova. "At a time of economic crisis, when our salaries are going down, the visit is a useless investment."
Secularism is so ingrained in the modern Czech Republic, "the practice of religion is reduced to a minority," said the pope's spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi.