STEVE INSKEEP, Host:
Lauren Frayer reports from Madrid.
LAUREN FRAYER: More than 100 priests from Madrid's poorest barrios posted a letter online saying they disagree with the cost and style of Pope Benedict's visit. Father Julio Saavedra says it's unfair how the Spanish government is giving tax breaks to companies like Coca-Cola and Santander Bank for sponsoring the visit.
JULIO SAAVEDRA: (Spanish spoken)
FRAYER: Chusa Gallego is a nurse who just took a 15 percent pay cut. She questions the timing of the pope's visit, given the cost.
CHUSA GALLEGO: Why now? Now that everybody is living with 500, 600 euros per month?
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FRAYER: For NPR News, I'm Lauren Frayer, in Madrid. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
