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Vintage Girl
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 Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 10:52 am Post subject: Pope visits Ground Zero |
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| Quote: | NEW YORK (AP) — On the day his firefighter son was lost, killed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Deputy Fire Chief James Riches also lost some of his Roman Catholic faith.
On Sunday, when Pope Benedict XVI visited ground zero to pray at the site of the twin towers, he felt like he got it back.
"Our faith was destroyed that day. We said 'Where was God?' on 9/11, but he's come back here today and they've restored our faith," Riches said after the pope's visit.
All of Riches' four sons became firefighters, including Jimmy, who was killed at age 29 in the World Trade Center attacks along with more than 2,700 others.
Another son, Tom, who became a firefighter after his brother's death, was among those invited through a lottery to join the pontiff in the pit where the towers once stood.
"When the pope came down, it was very comforting," he said. "I'm glad because it's always been sacred ground to me."
Benedict invited 24 people with ties to ground zero to join him Sunday morning, a group that included survivors, victims' relatives and rescue workers. |
I think this was a lovely gesture and must have been very moving for both onlookers and those accompanying the Pope.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5g_LcAWgnou44Gu3rdlYggmJ1fPiQD905OH9G0
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Is the Pope even in that picture?
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Not unless he's the one in the white suit. 
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Here's a better one. His Holiness walking down the ramp, accompanied by His Eminence Cardinal Egan, the Archbishop of New York.
Sorry, I know it's a serious thread, but I have to say I love the white double-breasted coat and those cute little red booties. If he had a broad-brimmed hat with a pheasants feather in it, he'd look like a pimp!
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| Pope Benny is stylin' and profilin'. I wonder if the Popemobile has spinner rims? |
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| BlueEmperor wrote: | | If he had a broad-brimmed hat with a pheasants feather in it, he'd look like a pimp! |
No pheasant's feather though.
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The man is a fashion icon.
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