Pope Benedict XVI (FarC) addresses some 1,500 university professors, teachers and academics in the Basilica of the Monastery of El Escorial, on August 19, 2011 in San Lorenzo del Escorial. Hundreds of thousands of young pilgrims gave Pope Benedict XVI a rapturous reception as he presided over a lavish ceremony during Catholic festivities in a sweltering Madrid. The adoring welcome was in sharp contrast to scenes nearby, where baton-wielding anti-riot police dispersed about 150 anti-pope protesters who had gathered in a square. AFP PHOTO/ VINCENZO PINTO