Pope Delivers Yankee Mass

American Voices

April 22, 2008 | ISSUE 44•17

Pope Benedict XVI concluded his trip to the United States by celebrating Sunday Mass at New York's Yankee Stadium. What do you think?

I thought his homily delivery got a little erratic late. Girardi should have yanked him during the liturgy of the Eucharist.

Carl Hamper
Lighting Designer
See? I thought that was a particularly slow, rigid, unbending game.

Beth Aiken
Industrial Electrician
I was there and it was historic and everything, but come on, $7.50 for a puny wafer and 11 bucks for a sip of wine? I could've stayed home and watched the Holy Communion on TV for free.

Ben Carroll
Window Decorator

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