When Pope John Paul became the first pontiff to visit Ireland in 1979, almost half the island's population turned out to see him as he toured the country.
Thirty-nine years on, Pope Francis’s visit on Saturday, comes at a time of crisis for the Catholic church as scandals of abuse and cover-up leave it fighting for respect and relevance.
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