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Thousands fill St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis installation
Fox News ^ | 3-19-13 | AP

Posted on 03/19/2013 1:00:18 AM PDT by Ron C.

(Fox News excerpt of AP)

VATICAN CITY – Thousands of people are pouring into St. Peter's Square to witness the official start of the papacy of the first pope from the New World.

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The installation Mass is simpler than the 2005 ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI in keeping with Francis' style, but still grand enough to draw 132 official delegations and religious leaders from around the world, including the spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians who is attending for the first time since the two branches of Christianity split 1,000 years ago.

(Bold print above not in the original - the question for FReepers, who do you think they are referring to?!)

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To: Ron C.

Pope leads the mass now.


41 posted on 03/19/2013 2:40:27 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ron C.

Pope recites blessings at the altar during the mass.


42 posted on 03/19/2013 2:43:56 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ron C.

Pope reciting the Lord’s Prayer.


43 posted on 03/19/2013 2:56:16 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ron C.

The mass service is concluded and the Papal Inauguration is now over.


44 posted on 03/19/2013 2:59:05 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ron C.

Pope now takes the wafer. He now gives it to those who come before him.


45 posted on 03/19/2013 3:01:21 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: goldstategop

Meanwhile, the President of the United States remains in Washington filling out his NCAA bracket.


46 posted on 03/19/2013 3:01:26 AM PDT by Hoodat (I stand with Rand.)
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To: Ron C.

Priests spread throughout St. Peter’s Square to offer the wafer to the Catholic faithful.


47 posted on 03/19/2013 3:02:45 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Ron C.

All of us have nothing except God; and we leave the world as naked as when we came into it.


48 posted on 03/19/2013 3:05:34 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: JCBreckenridge

Its also on FNC.


49 posted on 03/19/2013 3:13:23 AM PDT by RedMDer (Support Free Republic)
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To: PeevedPatriot

Thank you for posting about the EWTN app! I was able to watch the last bit of the Mass.


50 posted on 03/19/2013 3:34:39 AM PDT by Marie Antoinette (:)
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To: Marie Antoinette

You’re welcome. All their programming is live streamed online and on the app and on Roku. Now you can watch whatever you like on the go :)


51 posted on 03/19/2013 3:41:52 AM PDT by PeevedPatriot
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To: goldstategop

I was asleep & missed it. :-(

Did Biden receive Holy Communion? Pelosi?


52 posted on 03/19/2013 4:44:22 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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To: JCBreckenridge

It’s the first thing I ask for when switching carriers.


53 posted on 03/19/2013 4:51:52 AM PDT by stanne
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To: surroundedbyblue
Commentators before the Mass began said Francis would only be giving communion to the deacons. And he did in fact return to his chair after doing so.

Might have been my sleepy eyes but I didn't see anyone in the US delegation except Biden and that was before communion. I didn't see if anyone in the US delegation went to communion but if they did, they didn't get their photo op receiving from the Holy Father.

54 posted on 03/19/2013 4:53:18 AM PDT by PeevedPatriot
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To: PeevedPatriot
I was watching coverage on Fox News. Fr. Jonathan made it a point to say that the Vatican announced to all nations their intent for the ceremony, BUT did not invite any individual nation.

A very wise move, he left it up to the individual nations to decide if they wanted to attend, and who to send.

55 posted on 03/19/2013 4:56:32 AM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West)
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To: Ron C.

My goodness did you see when Francis got out of his jeep and went to bless the disabled man, the people were holding up. Put a chill up my spine even now thinking about it.


56 posted on 03/19/2013 4:58:51 AM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West)
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To: mware
I didn't know that. Did Fr Jonathan say why Francis returned to his chair? I only caught part of the discussion before Mass and if I understood correctly, it was precisely because he knew proabortion and antiCatholic delegates would be present. But again, I missed part of that discussion.

Did you see anything scandalous from the US delegates in the coverage you watched?

57 posted on 03/19/2013 5:02:38 AM PDT by PeevedPatriot
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To: PeevedPatriot
I did not hear any explaination just that Francis would only present the Euchrist to deacons. We got a very wise man on the throne of Peter.
58 posted on 03/19/2013 5:04:24 AM PDT by mware (By all that you hold dear on this good earth, I bid you stand, Men of the West)
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To: PeevedPatriot

Thanks!

I’m “peeved” that I missed the Mass. I was dead tired and stone asleep.

Going to start my rosary now.

Prayers for all here on FR & our beloved Holy Father Francis.


59 posted on 03/19/2013 5:05:26 AM PDT by surroundedbyblue (Why am I both pro-life & pro-gun? Because both positions defend the innocent and protect the weak.)
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To: mware

I hope so. I had to laugh though. Did you see him check his watch right before he exited the basilica and again when he turned to recess back in? He’s a clock watcher, that one :)


60 posted on 03/19/2013 5:06:00 AM PDT by PeevedPatriot
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