# The proverbial "picture is worth a thousand words". (Vatican)

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 7, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232 "2005-04-07T15:58:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/21 "2005-04-07T23:44:20Z")

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I just got back from Vatican city. I’m in the photo !!  
See me waving ??? Third guy from the left ??? 😃

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/22 "2005-04-07T23:54:22Z")

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Wow! You’re right. If you scroll all the way to the bottom there is a really good view of the American College.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/23 "2005-04-07T23:58:38Z")

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According to the BBC stories, the folks you see at the front door had been in line at least 18 hours. Wow, indeed. And, considering that those pilgrims are in awe, this is something that really is…awesome.

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/24 "2005-04-08T03:36:30Z")

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Well, I was there a couple weeks ago and they were getting ready for Palm Sunday. It was pretty crowded (or so I thought!), but looking at these pictures…Wow, just wow!

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/25 "2005-04-08T03:38:36Z")

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I’ll just add that I did actually get to see the Pope the Wednesday before Palm Sunday when he made an unscheduled appearance. I feel very fortunate.

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**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proverbial-picture-is-worth-a-thousand-words-vatican/298232/26 "2005-04-08T04:09:56Z")

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Hey! I found Waldo!

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