Apparently, some folks are hoping to officially charge and have Pope Benedict XVI arrested during his state visit to Britain for alleged cover-up of multiple sexual abuse cases within the Catholic Church.

Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens, both atheist are headlining campaigners and have asked human rights lawyers to produce a case for charging Pope Benedict XVI over his alleged cover-up.

According Sky News, the UK government is trying to change laws that will prevent the Pope from being arrested in Britain. Dawkins and Hitchens believe the Pope would be unable to claim diplomatic immunity from arrest because, although his tour is categorised as a state visit, he is not the head of a state recognised by the United Nations.

The state visit is scheduled for this September and already large protests have been organized.