[NYer]

He called it “astonishing” that nearly 100,000 people knelt and prayed. “The response, the silence... To go from ecstatic cheers one moment, welcoming the pope, to profound silence the next, it was really remarkable.”

What's surprising is .... their surprise. People are not fools ... they seek authentic teaching and recognize it when it is in their midst.

[MuttTheHoople]

How many divisions does Stalin have?

[the invisib1e hand]

Gobsmacked

PLEASE stop with that idiotic, meaningless collection of syllables already!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

I watched it all on EWTN’s live coverage. I could not have described Benedict's delivery of the sweet message of truth more accurately — barely above a whisper, heavily accented to the point of having to concentrate hard to make out the words, but nonetheless, an over-powering gentleness and spirituality unmatched by most today. I was greatly impressed with the British Bishops. They spoke clearly and articulated the gospels and prayers with such beauty of language. I was spell-bound.

Raymond Arroyo's group gave such historical accounts of the Church in Britain and my eyes welled up with the stories of the martyrs and the persecution of the Church in England. What sweet savor and balm to the soul of all Christians to hear the true voice of the Church gently calling all to come home to its mother. Tender words like kisses blown to children and arms open wide for the hugs that await. It was a sweet time — oh and the choir and musicians — cannot let their beautiful performance go without a Bravo! Of course my favorites — The Three Priests - had my heart soaring with the Benediction.

Britain, you did it up PERFECTLY. Hats off to you all!

[Constitutions Grandchild]

As Arroyo pointed out, “England was Catholic BEFORE it was England”. The stamp of Christ was there way ahead of all else that followed.

[CitizenM]

Watched some of it. Wish I could have seen it all. Thanks for posting this article. I can’t wait to share it.

[aquila48]

I’m curious... does anybody here know how the muslims acted during the pope’s visit? Were there any demonstrations by them or statements by their imams? Or were most of the protests and noise from the leftists and secularists?

[melsec]

Good British people are sick of being disenfranchised by their government and by loud mouthed PC groups, gays and Muslims. They needed the Popes’ vist more than they knew - even non-Catholics will be nodding yes at what the Pope had to say!

Mel

[WashingtonSource]

God is speaking through the Holy Father.

[Salvation]

**But it was Benedict’s personal warmth, gentleness, and the sheer rationality and sense of his message, that hit the cynical British media and political establishment right between the eyes.**

Britain was changed by Pope Benedict. Praises to him and the Holy Spirit!

[Lorica]

On the phone today, Fr. Allan confirmed that the anti-pope crowd have badly lost the argument, and the sympathy of the British public with their months of shrill, fever-pitch attacks. The British people, he said, wanted to hear what the pope had to say.

“One of the most beautiful things has been to see an eighty-three year old man completely taking the wind out of the sails of the Peter Tatchells and the rest of the crowd,” Fr. Allan said.

The pope’s addresses, delivered barely above a whisper, made his detractors look “ridiculous, like children throwing their toys out of the pram because they couldn’t have their own way.” And today the pope’s opponents are left with little to say. “They’re nonplussed and confused” Fr. Allan said, “astonished.” “They didn’t expect people to respond as they have done.”

“They don’t understand why the British people listened to him. Why they wanted to see him. Everything the pope said is outside their mindset.”

I couldn't help smiling as I read this...:)

[MarkBsnr]

God be praised. Christianity is returning to Britain...