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There was a Protestant publishing company in England that used to produce smart publicity materials that you could buy for your parish events. They would do overprinting\u2013putting your details into their nice artwork. They had rules though. You weren\u2019t allowed to use the word \u2018Mass\u2019 in any of your publicity materials because they couldn\u2019t be seen to be supporting Catholicism.<\/div>\n
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I was always tempted to order some posters for a \u2018Mass Evangelistic Rally\u2019 to see what response I would get. Anyhow, in this day of the \u2018mega-church\u2019 it is healthy to see the Catholic Church lay on some big events for the Pope. Call me triumphalistic, but I think we need to remind the world that the Catholic Church is still \u2018the big old one\u2019. Apparently the organizers of today\u2019s Papal Mass said there was twice the demand for the number of available tickets.<\/div>\n
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The size of the crowd is secondary, of course, to what it means. The crowds mean there are still an awful lot of faithful, enthusiastic and committed Catholics in the USA and worldwide. No other single celebrity, sports star, politician or world leader can draw such numbers and command such respect. Certainly there is no other religious leader who can do so.<\/div>\n
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Thank God for his Son Jesus Christ, his Church, the Apostle Peter on which that church is founded, \u00a0and his successor Benedict XVI.<\/div>\n
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