Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves after praying to a statue of Mary on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in Rome's Spanish Steps square, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Benedict XVI said Saturday that boys and girls at ever younger ages are in danger of being deceived by adults hawking false models of happiness and leading them down 'the dead-end streets of consumerism.'
Sunday, December 09, 2007
Pope venerating the Immaculata at the Spanish Steps
Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves after praying to a statue of Mary on the occasion of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, in Rome's Spanish Steps square, on Saturday, Dec. 8, 2007. Benedict XVI said Saturday that boys and girls at ever younger ages are in danger of being deceived by adults hawking false models of happiness and leading them down 'the dead-end streets of consumerism.'
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Oh that we could have scenes of Catholic devotion like this in London............
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