After blowing us off in 2008, choosing instead to take what must have been a divine form of the Acela Express from New York straight to D.C., Pope Benedict XVI is likely preparing to visit Philadelphia as part of the World Meeting of Families.
Philadelphians can likely expect the following: lots of crowds, a parade or two, plenty of media attention, and one of our sports facilities being used as the site for a large mass. Although given the performance of our teams of late, that might be a requiem.
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