Something to Make You Cringe This Morning Regarding the Papal Visit To the UK

Good Grief this appears to be the worst organized Papal Trip in recent memory. Which is saying a lot since some Papal trips have been to countries under Communist regimes. Who is running the UK Church?

Whispers had a good post that is not fun to read but informative. See All the Sanctuary's a "Stage": On PopeTrip Eve, the "Ticket Slump"

At the end we see this with a little editorial comment by Rocco that indicates his astonishment perhaps with the UK Church:

Meanwhile, in but the latest black eye taken by a PopeTrip planning effort beset by spats, shifts and outright slams -- and those just from within the church -- an official visit guide prepared by its organizing team has garnered "excruciating embarrassment" by describing Mass as a "show" or "gig," the sanctuary as a "stage," and its celebrant as the "headline act."

Revealed by today's Sunday Mail, the glossary -- said to have been prepared for the benefit of non-Catholic security, media and planning personnel -- has been dubbed "cringe-making."

Then again, as ecclesial administration goes, that tends to be par for the course... yet clearly, not just on these shores.