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'Festival of affluent countries'

July 17, 2008
World Youth Day has also been criticised as a 'festival of young people from affluent countries'.

While over 15,000 pilgrims are from United States, most of the other visitors are from first world countries like Australia, Germany and Italy.

Image: Pilgrims attend the Papal Welcome Ceremony at the Sydney Harbour.
Photographs: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images

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