| The World TRUTH Day popemobile -
first incarnation. |
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These photographs show the first incarnation of the
World Truth Day
Popemobile. It made its first trial appearance in the City of Sydney on
the evening of Saturday 28th June 2008. |
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| Our Secular Gig - "Give the Pope a
Prod" |
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Our
secular gig "Give the Pope a prod" was a happy affair - most of the
audience seeking relief from the oppressive religious World Youth Day
proceedings. We revelled in the non-religious or anti-religious
sentiments, with only one person apparently unhappy. Marvellous support
from Mic Conway - lots of mentions of the Secular Party and
worldTRUTHday. Some risque Pope jokes - I will tell you over a beer one
day. National Junk Band played lots of funny and serious anti
religious songs, with more played from CD during the break. |
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| The WTD Popemobile on tour - places visited. |
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The Popemobile
visits the Australian Catholic University, Strathfield Campus - above.
On Saturday 12th July, the WTD Popemobile toured St Mary's Cathedral
but was asked to leave and the gates then closed. |
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Popemobile moved on to visit the Australian Catholic University, home
to the Mary MacKillop Memorial Chapel where the Tomb of Blessed Mary
MacKillop is located. |
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Shortly
after, we moved on to meet the pilgrims walking to North Sydney Oval,
where the Popemobile was given a going over by the local constabulary
who issued the vehicle with a defect notice on the grounds
that
it was a distraction to other traffic and would not be safe to drive at
100km/h. |
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| The World TRUTH Day popemobile - second incarnation. |
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The
Popemobile has been ressurected in a new form to satisfy road
worthiness requirements. We guess it is still a distraction to
surrounding traffic but will be kept covered while travelling between
events.
Rumour has it that it may briefly transubstantiate into sedan chair form on
Thursday 17th July. |
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See the Popemobile at the No
To Pope Rally on Saturday 19th, 12noon, Taylor Square, Oxford Street. |
 At Centenial Park |
