Princess Turandot
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Sun Apr-03-05 07:45 PM
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JPII related..First Game of the Season at the Baseball Cathedral.. |
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in the Bronx. Before the National Anthem was sung, the Yankees asked for and got a long moment of silence in recognition/remembrance of JP II. Then they showed a close-up of a plaque in honor of the Pope. I'm wondering if they put it in Monument Park, behind the outfield. If so that would be an unusual thing, altho there are a lot of Catholics in the NY Metropolitan area.
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Sun Apr-03-05 07:47 PM
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Yeah I would assume that the Bronx is a heavily Catholic area. I know it may sound absurd but I would prefer to live in a more heavily Catholic area, though I do have diversity here in this part of Virginia. I doubt they would put it in mounment park though, its nice that they did that as a gesture though.
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Sun Apr-03-05 07:58 PM
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2. The only reason that I thought that .. |
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was that they zoomed in on a plaque on tv, not on a picture on the Jumbotron. Maybe the paper will mention it.
After all, Joe Torre's sister is also a Sister.
PS NYC has a lot of Catholics, not just from the Bronx. The Stadium isn't exactly in a residential area. Fans come from all over for the games. There is a large Santo Domingo community in Manhattan, as well as other Hispanics, and not all of the Irish, Italians & Poles have fled to the 'burbs!
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Sun Apr-03-05 08:03 PM
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I didnt know his sister was a nun if thats what you mean. Yes, I know NYC is heavily Catholic. One of the things that makes me proud of being Catholic is the diversity of the faith. Never been to the Bronx so I had no idea what kind of neighborhood the staidum is in.
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Sun Apr-03-05 08:50 PM
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4. was that a new plaque? |
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I wasn't watching very closely because that plaque might have had something to do with JPII's mass at Yankee stadium
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Princess Turandot
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Sun Apr-03-05 09:31 PM
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5. Oh that could be! I didn't know they had put up a plaque for that |
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occasion. Do you know where it is or are you just conjecturing? It does sound plausible.
Still, a plaque in Yankee Stadium is like having your own altar in St. Pat's, at the very least!
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Sun Apr-03-05 10:04 PM
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Sun Apr-03-05 09:59 PM
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6. It's been there for a while, I believe. |
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There's also a memorial installed in honor of Pope Paul VI, who celebrated Mass at Yankee Stadium in the late 1960s.
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Sun Apr-03-05 10:04 PM
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7. My mom was sitting in the infield for that Mass!.. |
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and I believe she was at the Shea Stadium mass celebrated by JP II. I think the Polish parishes got dibs on those tickets.
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