Well I finally sprung for the internet at our hotel in Rome. The download speed is ok but I can't seem to get pictures to upload. As one in our group said, we are not in Germany any more.
On Sunday the group split for worship in our respective churches. The Lutherans worshipped at the German Evangelical Lutheran Church - the first protestant church built in Rome. Both John Paul & Benedict have preached in the pulpit at this church in an effort to promote Christian Unity. We spent Sunday touring the ruins, monuments and fountains in Rome. A group stayed in the downtown after our tour for dinner and took the subway back to the hotel after.
On Monday we toured 4 churches (Basillicas), met with officials in the Vatican and saw the church where Luther likely celebrated the mass in Rome. The city is packed because 6 saints were canonized on Sunday and there were masses on Monday at the major churches for the people from each particular country who had traveled for the canonization. The Australians were here in huge numbers as it was the first Australian who was canonized. With the traffic, our bus cannot wait for us and has to drive around which makes the traffic worse. Going .5 mile would be faster if we walked because it can take .5 hour between churches because of the traffic.
One participant in our group, Father Bob, studied in Rome and so has led us to some wonderful restaurants to really enjoy the Italian food.
Today we have 2-3 hour bus ride each way to Assisi. After the traffic and crowds in Rome, a number in our group are really looking forward to the trip to the countryside.
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