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Evidently no one likes the new sculpture of JPII across from the train station in Rome. Some say it looks like a refrigerator with a head, but I got it right away - the pope is opening his cloak to welcome pilgrims to Rome, giving them shelter. Works for me - though the head looks like Mussolini's. It's expensive whimsy. Someone had to approve it, and it had to cost some money - so I say leave it alone. The Japanese can take photos of themselves in it.
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On second thought - it looks a bit like an oversized pissoir or public urinal. I loved those when I was in Europe - though a friend told me just last weekend they've been removed in Paris.
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If you stare at the statue long enough all sorts of things come to mind. Critics of the late pope can say the nothingness beneath the cloak represents _______? More seriously however, I myself wouldn't mind seeing a circular staircase and a slide within the structure - it would be fun for kids.
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I have to admit I like it just because it annoys so many people. I wonder what Benedict XVI thinks?
