Bush at Vatican meeting with Pope

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Bush at Vatican meeting with Pope by Barry Artiste

This is the second visit by President Bush to the pope.

ROME - Pope Benedict is giving U.S. President George W. Bush a rare peek today of the Vatican Gardens, a spot where popes pray privately and only special guests are allowed.

Normally, VIPs are received in the Pope's library in the Apostolic Palace.

That's where Bush had his first meeting with Benedict in June 2007.

But in an apparent gesture of appreciation for the warm welcome Bush gave him in Washington in April, Benedict welcomed the president and first lady Laura Bush in the Vatican Gardens near St. John's Tower.

After their meeting, scheduled for a half hour, Bush and the Pope were to walk through the gardens.

Bush and Benedict both oppose abortion, gay marriage and embryonic stem cell research. But they disagree on other issues, including the war in Iraq.