The papal visit made Britain more open to the spiritual life, the Archbishop of Westminster has said.
Speaking in an interview with the news agency Zenit, Archbishop Vincent Nichols said that the Pope's visit to Britain led to "a more ready recognition of the spiritual dimension to human life".
The archbishop said that Pope Benedict's trip to Britain in September gave British Catholics a renewed sense of identity and also allowed British society as a whole to recognise the value of relationships and communities.
