Cadre
      Blessed
      by
      Pope
      John
      Paul
      II
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      is
      with
      great
      pleasure
      that
      I
     
     
      announce
      -that
      The
      Cadre,
      or
      more
     
     
      precisely
      a
      cover
      of
      the
      holiday
      issue
     
     
      of
      The
      Cadre,
      has
      been
      blessed
      by
      His
     
     
      Holiness
      Pope
      John
      Paul
      II.
     
    

    
     
      On,
      January.
      .2,-
      2002,
      1;
     
     
      Thomas
      Lloyd,
      attended
      Pilgrims
     
     
      Mass
      in
      The
      Vatican
      City
      when
      it
      was
     
     
      announced
      that
      the
      Pope
      was
      going
      to
     
     
      bless
      any
      articles
      that
      people
      in
      atten-
     
     
      dance
      wanted
      blessed.
      This
      came
      as
      a
     
     
      shock
      to
      me,
      so
      I
      hastily
      pulled
      out
      a
     
     
      wad
      of
      cash,
      and
      an
      issue
      of
      The
     
     
      Cadre,
      which
      I
      had
      brought
      because
     
     
      of
      a
      phone
      number
      written
      on
      it.
     
     
      People
      throughout
      the
      Church
      held
      up.
     
     
      beads
      and
      other
      religious
      articles,
      yet
     
     
      personally
      I
      felt
      that
      cash,
      a
      newspa-
     
     
      per,
      and
      all
      my
      clothes
      was
      more
      fit-
     
     
      ting.
      Following
      the
      announcement,
     
     
      the
      Pope
      flailed
      his
      arms
      around
      in
      a
     
     
      quirky
      manner,
      yammered
      incoher-
     
     
      ently,
      and
      then
      everything
      was
     
     
      blessed.
      Yet
      I
      was
      dismayed
      when
      I
     
     
      realized
      that
      the
      Pope
      had
      blessed
     
    
   
   
    
     
      by
      Thomas
      LLOYD
     
    
   
   
    
     
      around
      $150
      of
      my
      money.
     
    

    
     
      _
      Was
      it
      ethical
      to
      spend
      a
     
     
      100,000
      Lira
      note
      if
      it
      was
      blessed
      by
     
     
      the
      Pope?
      I
      was
      conflicted,
      yet
      after
     
     
      visiting
      a
      disco,
      I
      decided
      only
      to
     
     
      keep
      the
      bills
      worth
      a
      dollar.
      So
      I
     
     
      returned
      to
      Canada
      with
      eight
      bills
     
     
      blessed
      by
      the
      Pope,
      and
      the
      blessed
     
     
      Cadre
      (which
      is
      now
      on
      display),
      and
     
     
      a
      blessed
      suit,
      complete
      with
      blessed
     
     
      boxers.
     
    

    
     
      Yet
      what
      is
      the
      extent
      of
      this
     
     
      blessing?
      For
      sure
      it
      extends
      to
      the
     
     
      physical
      piece
      of
      paper,
      which
      was
     
     
      within
      three
      feet
      of
      the
      Pope.
      But
     
     
      does
      the
      blessing
      reach
      to
      our
      ragtag
     
     
      group
      of
      people.
      I’m
      going
      out
      on
      a
     
     
      limb
      here,
      but
      I
      have
      to
      say
      yes.
      So
     
     
      with
      only
      a
      small
      bit
      of
      hesitation,
      I
     
     
      say
      now
      that
      the
      student
      newspaper
     
    
   
   
    
     
      has
      been
      blessed
      by
      Pope
      John
      Paul
     
    
   
   
    
     
      II.
      And
      why
      stop
      there?
      I
      claim
      now
     
     
      that
      The
      Cadre
      has
      been
      ordained
      by
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ~God
      to
      seek
      out
      all
      which
      is
      to
      be
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sought.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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