Wednesday, January 2

 

Caption Contest!




"Ancient Christmas ceremonies revived for this year's papal liturgy included the seldom-seen medieval game of Pontifical Peekaboo, formerly abolished by the Sacred Congregation of Rites in 1547 because Lutherans kept making fun of it."

That being said, we at the Shrine think in the better photos of the Urbi at Orbi blessing from this year, Pope Benedict was looking very papal indeed, and thank him for this little Christmas gift of splendor.


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