{"id":5022,"date":"2014-06-25T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T14:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/?p=5022"},"modified":"2024-01-30T08:57:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:57:34","slug":"the-pope-was-my-guest-speaker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/the-pope-was-my-guest-speaker\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pope was my guest speaker! by Brandy Stark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today may be the pinnacle of my teaching career.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pope-guest-speaker.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"pope guest speaker\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/study-abroad\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/pope-guest-speaker-300x160.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Class was held in St. Peter&#8217;s at the Vatican. We merged with crowds of thousands from all over the world. We watched the Pope bless children and the sick, then drive past the crowds. We actually were within 10 or so feet of him at one point and I think that most of us got good photos of him! We listened to his teaching on Christian unity. We watched cardinals and high ranking members of his cabinet talk to various nations represented (German, South America, North America, Africa, Arabic-speaking countries&#8230;.so many more). It was fantastic. It is the one day that I can say the Pope was my guest speaker.<\/p>\n<p>I challenge any other religion professor to top that!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today may be the pinnacle of my teaching career. Class was held in St. Peter&#8217;s at the Vatican. We merged with crowds of thousands from all over the world. We watched the Pope bless children and the sick, then drive past the crowds. 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