PAPAL TWO.

Papal Visit ~ Day Two ~ Lambeth Palace.

By Uncle Monty at The Anglican Palace.

Papal Photos By Alex Albion.
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Let me tell you about some of the people and

things I saw during my eights hours stay

earlier today for the arrival of Pope

Benedict XVI at Lambeth Palace that

marked his second full day in Britain and

his ecumenical encounter with His Grace,

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan

Douglas Williams, and some of his fellow

Anglican bishops. The event was rather

very low-key, I thought. And, at times

there was more British police present

than world pilgrims.
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Some Anglican & Catholic Bishops tarrying after

meeting ecumenically with The Pope at Lambeth Palace.

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Bomb sniffing dogs ~ Loads of cops ~ Papal flags.

Anti-Paedophile Priest protests ~ Popemobile upclose.

Groups for the Ordination of Catholic women.

Cardinals & VIPs ~ Benedict himself ~ Sparse Crowds.

Glorious weather, though nippy at times.

Anti-Catholic rhetoric ~ Signs of the times.

Helicopters dancing in the sky ~ Monkish monks.

Anglican nuns, but no Catholic ones ~ Anti-gay slog.

Security overkill ~ Forced behind metal barriers.

Hardly a school kid in sight ~ Hollering for the pope.

ABC Rowan Williams arrives on foot with his white

and dishevelled hair that really needs an haircut!

No music of any kind ~ No loos ~ Hardly any fun.

Accredited news reporters and pool photographers

were doing their jobs like they should.

Street traffic at a standstill and barred from

getting close to Lambeth Palace.

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Such then were some of the people and things

I saw at Lambeth Palace that was seen on the

outside with an unswept driveway and untrim-

med greenery at the entrance to the historic and

religious palace. Usually, when someone of great

importance visits somewhere like His Holiness or

Her Majesty, steps are quickly taken to spruce

up the place before the arrival. At Lambeth,

no such steps had been taken. Also, the

informal and shabby attire of some of the

palace staff was totally out of place for

the extraordinary visit of the pope.

Did they not have a nice suit and tie or

some decent clothes to wear? Nope!

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Due to time constrains, I can only write a

short piece herein. So I'l will simply share

instead with you a mixture of the many

images I took of today's papal visit at

Lambeth. Such reflects what happened.

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Essentially, anti-paedophile rehortic

by some is now an anti-religious cover.

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Much too small was it for £100,000.

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The Devout & Catholic Faithful.

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Aussie Spewing Anti-Catholic

Comments for Muslim TV at Lambeth Palace.

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We Anglicans Live in the Strangest Places,

Don't We? Sodor & Man Is a Good Example,

I think! Perhaps Bp. Robert Paterson will

not agree after bumping into each other

after the departure of His Holiness.

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"Condemn" Peter & John Bird at Lambeth Palace.

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Young Germans Anti-Pope Protestors.

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Really? How Silly!!!

Pope's visit: Six held by counter-terror police

hours before historic address. Arrests of

London street cleaners under Terrorism Act

2000 made on basis of 'overheard conversation.'
By Vikram Dodd, Sam Jones, Richard

Norton-Taylor & John Hooper.

"Armed officers detained the men, all believed

to be Muslims of North African origin, as they

prepared to go on shift at a cleaning depot in

Paddington, Central London," states Daily Mail.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/sep/17/pope-visit-terror-police-arrests-street-cleaners

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Papal Visit ~ Day Three ~

London's Hyde Park Prayer Vigil

With His Holiness Present.

September 18th, 2010.
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