The preacher, who stepped down from the post of Northern Ireland first minister in 2008, said the pope should not have been invited for the four-day visit in September during which he will meet the queen at her official residence in Scotland.
It will be the first official papal visit to the country.
"I think it is a mistake," Paisley said, when asked what he thought of the visit. "I think he should not be invited to the country."
Dr. Ian R. K. Paisley | 3/18/2009
