This series of Blogs began with the August 9th entry. If you missed the previous, you might want to back up and get caught up.
What follows at the end of this writing is a series of photos from the Silverdome, September 19, 1987. The next blog will have still more photos so watch for it!
And I need to say a word or two about these photos. Remember, this was 1987. Back then we could not just pull out our phone and snap a quick, almost unnoticed photo. Phones were just that - phones. They made and received phone calls and that was that!
Cell phones? Oh, maybe some folks already had them but back then, you did not take that cell phone out of your car. First, it was likely tethered to the cigarette lighter (yep! Had those too back then) and it was charging. Furthermore, disconnect one of those gadgets and you were carrying around a miniature shoebox. Seriously! Cell phones back then were huge. They did not go much of anywhere. They stayed in the car and what's more they also did not take pictures.
We had things called cameras to do that back then.
And I had a camera.
And it was just small enough to conceal under my vestments, which, obviously, I did. Truth be told, I was probably not the only clergy on that Papal Podium carrying a concealed camera. But I had one and, discretely, at various moments I took it from under those sacred covers and took a photo.
The result is what you will see below and in the next blog. I do have to admit, these are some rather significant photos of the Papal Mass at the Silverdome on that memorable day.
So, enjoy!
Still more! - so please come back!
Meantime, Keep Praying . . . and Stay Safe!
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