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Mugged by Pope Benedict XVI
Not having a photographer’s birdie on hand, we used the classic kitty-treat-in-the-mug trick to prompt Tiny to give us Cartier-Bresson’s “decisive moment.”
Our Pope Benedict XVI Teddy Bear Mugs arrived this morning. Cute as a button. We’re sipping a cuppa from one of them this very moment as we await Papa Ratzi’s 10:30 a.m. arrival at the White House for South Lawn activities before approximately 5,000 people. Click here to order a mug or two of your own.
Update: Take-home quotation:
Freedom is not only a gift but a personal responsibility. Americans know this well by experience.
He quotes his predecessor:
In a world without truth, freedom loses its foundation.
Pax vobiscum.
Update: Miss Kelly in the comments:
What a great ceremony on the White House lawn! The crowd spontaneously singing “Happy Birthday” to the Pope . . . President Bush tapping his toe to the drum and fife corps . . . the gorgeous singing of the Battle Hymn of the Republic and the Our Father. We get too little of this kind of pageantry.
I saw Archbishop Sean O’Malley in the crowd and local imam Talal Eid too.
Love the Pope’s wave to the crowd, he puts his hands up and wiggles his fingers. The EWTN correspondent likened it to playing the piano in the air.
Our friend has a reporter’s eye for detail and a believer’s eye for the glory of the Lord.
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