May 9, 2007
Here Comes the Pope
Pope Benedict begins his sixth apostolic journey today, his first papal trip outside of Europe (excluding Turkey), to the most populous Catholic country in the world, Brazil. The 9,477-kilometer flight is expected to last twelve and a half hours and the papal plane is scheduled to land at the international airport of Sao Paulo / Guarulhos in Brazil at 4.30 p.m. local time, 9.30 p.m. in Rome. At 6.10 p.m. (11.10 p.m. in Rome), the Holy Father will travel by popemobile to the monastery of Sao Bento where he will be staying during his time in Sao Paulo.
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Brazil is in a tizzy about the upcoming visit of the Pope to this country. There is talk that Friday will be declared a holiday here in Juazeiro--even though "o papa" will not be coming anywhere near here. Indeed, for him to show up here--where the majority of the populace worships a renegade priest who was "officially" ex-communicated by the Catholic Church--would probably be a little uncomfortable for him.
On a related note, I have often felt that if I were Pope, I would have a hard time resisting the urge to fan out my cape, turn to the nearest cardinal, and say "Quickly! To the popemobile!"
On a related note, I have often felt that if I were Pope, I would have a hard time resisting the urge to fan out my cape, turn to the nearest cardinal, and say "Quickly! To the popemobile!"
Posted by Andrew at May 9, 2007 2:26 PM
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