For The Currency Lad: A Papal Picture For Your Pleasure.
Earlier this week, I promised the Currency Lad my favourite photo of Pope John Paul the 2nd, taken on his tour of Australia back in 1986.
This was way before I realised that there is actually a God, but I've always loved this picture.
As an anecdotal aside, I can't recall the date, but I do recall I was late to work courtesy of JP2. He was trundling down Collins Street in his Popemobile and everything had slowed down to a nearly comatose pace. There were also people lining the streets waiting.
I waited too, got to wave to the Pope, and preceded on my way. It was also a beautiful day.
As for the picture above, I'm not very technologically minded, and I don't have photoshop. On the offchance that the text is illegible, here 'tis:
ABOVE: A papal wish comes true when Pope John Paul sees a kangaroo outside the Adelaide Festival Centre.
(From The Sun,Monday, December 1, 1986)
Cheers and I hope you enjoy this one!
posted by Nilk @ 5:46 PM
7 Comments:
Well I sure did!
Just think, that's 20 years ago - can't believe it.
What a nice Saturday surprise!
Thanks, Nilk.
God Bless our late, dear Papa Karol.
I was born and raised a catholic (altar boy, christain brothers etc) and I really loved the catholic version of religion. I just wish I could accept it as true, but alas I cannot. Either way it's a good photo of a great man.
Jeez you'd reckon I could spell Christian wouldn't ya?
I bet Skippy was telling him where the bad guys were hiding :)
"Eh? What's that, Skip?"
"ntch ntch ntch ntch ntch"
"What is an Osama Bin Laden?"
"ntch ntch ntch ntch ntch"
"...."
LOL Jai!
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