tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post4223939237508117997..comments2023-10-31T11:50:09.773+00:00Comments on Mulier Fortis: Admission By Ticket Only...?Mulier Fortishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-48760772484446896642010-05-28T20:41:34.852+01:002010-05-28T20:41:34.852+01:00Well I'm going to London on the 19th, ticket o...Well I'm going to London on the 19th, ticket or no ticket!! Saving up the train fare now (it's a long way!) :)Autumnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04186765179750086739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-74873082682123191602010-05-28T17:09:10.668+01:002010-05-28T17:09:10.668+01:00Yes, but Dymphna - each parish has been given ONE ...Yes, but Dymphna - each parish has been given ONE ticket, and people are being encouraged to stay at home!!!Mulier Fortishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01186202810919174492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-45468862909697977242010-05-28T15:19:30.089+01:002010-05-28T15:19:30.089+01:00I think this might be the way things are done. Whe...I think this might be the way things are done. When the Holy Father came to DC we had tickets and the amount was limited. My parish distributed them by lottery.Dymphnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01469622835449220113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-79496452795459983052010-05-26T16:39:04.942+01:002010-05-26T16:39:04.942+01:00I wonder how many other parish priests thought of ...I wonder how many other parish priests thought of mentioning to the faithful the limited possibility of being able to attend any of these Papal events before the special second collection was taken on Sunday....<br /><br />I also (very uncharitably, I admit) wonder how the generosity of the 'big' donors towards the visit (£3 million, was it?) will be rewarded when it comes to dishing out the invitations.<br /><br />The official Papal Visit website contains some hints of what's what in interviews with 'St Shinypants' very own former chief mandarin - Prelate of Honour of His Holiness A Summersgill.Frhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14452381203940231150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-19380218396663911162010-05-26T13:00:56.144+01:002010-05-26T13:00:56.144+01:00What disturbs me is not so much that a ticket is r...What disturbs me is not so much that a ticket is required, but the number of tickets is to be so limited. It seem that there will only be tickets for about one in five of those who would like to attend. <br /><br />What perhaps disturbs me even more is that "health and safety" are being blamed. We all know that something phoney is going on when these words are used!Et Expectohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04273064434098923960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-6506302760799211352010-05-26T03:28:17.329+01:002010-05-26T03:28:17.329+01:00Awful....
Another blogger had been telling me abo...Awful....<br /><br />Another blogger had been telling me about it and he'd been incensed. Rightly so. <br /><br />It's like the same govt. duffuses who had the "brilliant" planning ideas of events for the pope like "hand out condoms" etc. tried to make things as restrictive as possible. What's the POINT of going to the UK if he may as well "dial it in" via jumbotron screen. He may as well stay at the Vatican. It would be not unakin to having the royal family not do balcony appearances, or walk abouts etc. What's the point?<br /><br />I gather TPTB are bitching "well, it's a state visit" yadayada...but why does the whole thing have to be considered that way? Do a short "state visit" and after that the Holy Father should tell TPTB to go bleep themselves, that HE is going to see HIS people on a pastoral visit!<br /><br />I mean, come on....how can they bitch about "security" it's a red herring. If the US with zillions of guns can manage to protect the pope and let him go in High profile huge stadiums like Yankee stadium and outdoor masses, why can't the duffuses on your end manage similar given that they've gun grabbed everything? Please.gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28018475.post-29483508026578372122010-05-26T00:46:39.540+01:002010-05-26T00:46:39.540+01:00Exactly. The fruits that can reasonably be expect...Exactly. The fruits that can reasonably be expected from a Papal visit are: 1) increased interest from non-Catholics (how are we to welcome enqirers if entrance is to be restricted to those already known to the organisers - is there to be no place for the curious?) 2)reawakening of interest amongst those not currently pracitising their faith (is this not to be an opportunity to welcome back the lapsed? If not, why not?) 3) strengthening of the faith ordinary Catholics (if events such as Hyde Park are restricted to 'young Catholics', what about the middle-aged-and-marginalised?).<br /><br />This visit will be an opportunity of grace; it is hard to believe that the Lord will look kindly on our refusal to work to realise its fruits.pattifhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14471601225724857390noreply@blogger.com