To: BurbankKarl
The Italian news agency ANSA, citing security sources, said an estimated 300,000 people had gathered on St Peter's Square itself and a further 700,000 in the surrounding streets, watching the mass on huge video screens. First of all the capacity of St Peter's Square is 45,000 ... and it was not full.
896 posted on
04/08/2005 5:32:10 AM PDT by
Truth666
(THE PASSION OF THERESA MARIA SCHINDLER ON HOLY FRIDAY 2005)
To: Truth666
First of all the capacity of St Peter's Square is 45,000 ... and it was not full. Uh, I think you are thinking of the Basilica, not the open space itself.
899 posted on
04/08/2005 5:44:34 AM PDT by
TomB
("The terrorist wraps himself in the world's grievances to cloak his true motives." - S. Rushdie)
To: Truth666
the capacity of St Peter's Square is 45,000 Where are you getting that estimate? Last week when there were pilgrims in St. Peter's Square awaiting news of the Pope's death, the estimates were that approximately 70,000 people were in the square. From the aerial views today, I could tell there were more people in the square than there were last week.
900 posted on
04/08/2005 5:44:36 AM PDT by
ELS
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