These are probably the wrong things to wonder about, when you're visiting the seat of the Catholic Church, St. Peter's and the Vatican.
I looked up at the window where the Pope stands and blesses the crowd in St. Peter's square. I wondered about the half life of blessings. Just how far does one Papal blessing travel? To the far edges of the crowd? Out to the Tiber River? Even covering all of Rome, maybe all of Italy? Can the Pope juice up a blessing with enough oomph to reach Spain, Portugal and maybe my brother Jim in New York City? Altho' the blessing would be much petered out (if you'll pardon the expression) by the time it gets to Jim.
This is where the Buddhists are ahead of the Catholics. A Buddhist blessing reaches out to all sentient beings, to the entire universe. No half-life calculations needed.
Another wonderment Over the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica is a giant statue of Jesus. He holds a cross in one hand. The other is pointed upwards with two fingers extended. I wondered if that could possibly mean, "Hey, two Bud Lights over here, please." (Note to Mary Hoffman: Sorry about that.)
PHOTO NOTE: Only one Bud Light for this guy.
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