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Pope Benedict’s extraordinary celebration at Bellahouston Park in Glasgow was one for the ages. The liturgy was beautiful and stirring, the people’s faith obviously heartfelt, and Benedict’s homily—recalling Scotland’s Christian heritage, and the true destiny of man—magnificent.

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September 17th, 2010 | 8:01 am

[...] be sure, there were the crowds lining the streets in Edinburgh. There was, as William Doino has said, the triumph of the Mass in Glasgow. But while all this was going on, as well as in the run-up to it, [...]

Michelle
September 17th, 2010 | 12:26 pm

I think what a lot of Catholic media failed to report was that at yesterday’s Mass, the English-speaking faithful got to hear some of the revised texts of the Roman Missal for the first time. This was an historic occasion that was, unfortunately, lost on the Catholic media covering the visit.