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Although Mass took two and 1/2 hours, Lady Kingman said it did not feel that long. Here is Pope Benedict processing up to the altar:
During Mass, Lady Kingman said she was amazed at how quiet 50,000 church-goers could get. Occasionally in the silence, a lone voice would scream out “Viva Papa,” and a few other folks would join in. The Pope smiled and waved at these outbursts:
Lady Kingman also said praying the “Our Father” with 50,000 people was interesting. Here’s a shot of Yankee Stadium’s upper deck:
Handing out Communion took a small army of priests. Here they are:
And here the priests are, filtering into the stands to give out Communion:
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