While expecting the visit of the Pope Benedict VXI on Thursday, the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, his deputy, Nick Clegg, and the UK ambassador, Francis Campbell, announced opening the issue of the Vatican's opposition to the idea of using the condoms as a preventative measure against the HIV Aids infection. On the other hand, ministers said that they would like to avoid any ‘diplomatic’ controversies.

Meeting the Queen at Edinburgh would be the first stop on the Pope’s itinerary, followed by a celebration at the Bellahouston Park in Glasgow. The Pope’s visits would last for four days, during which he would be hosted by Ambassador Campbell, the Head of UK's diplomatic service in the Vatican.

Campbell said, "Probably, the most substantial dialogue we will have will be on international development. There are some areas of tremendous co-operation and there are some areas of difference”.

However, the Pope had previously made it clear that the Catholic Church would not approve on covering up a problem as HIV Aids through distributing condoms. He justified his point of views during a visit to Africa last year, when he said that making the condoms the only solution for Aids might end up with even more victims.