[lit-ideas] Re: no candles! no pets! no hampers! no...


On 22-Aug-10, at 6:35 PM, Judith Evans wrote:


http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/22/papal-visit-banned-items


My reaction to this, especially the passage
"people are welcome to 'bring a pilgrim picnic' but they should consider bringing nonperishable foods or 'make arrangements to share picnics as appropriate'. Hampers and cool boxes 'should not exceed 20in x 13in x8in (51cm x 33cm x 20cm)'.
running along 'the pope as emissary of Christ' rails, was that all one needed to bring as a member of such a multitude was perhaps a few (appropriately sized) empty baskets; and the pope a few loaves and fishes.
Those mental rails are laid down by thoughts of <quick search here> Matthew 14:13–21, Mark 6:31-44, Luke 9:10-17 and John 6:5-15. See: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_the_multitude#The_Feeding_of_the_4000

Chris Bruce,
Kiel, Germany
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