Some people are into marches, some are not. The bishops at Lambeth recently held a march through London.
The march was a bit disappointing. We had hundreds of bishops, but few spectators, even though we went through the heart of London. There were a few who clapped for us, but most looked at us with blank stares--who are these guys in purple dresses? Or with anger for holding up traffic.
- Bishop Kirk Smith (Lambethdaily)
A reporter from the Anglican Journal covered the event as well:
As the sea of purple cassocks passed through Westminster Abbey, the Anglican Journal asked onlookers if they knew what the march was about or if they knew what MDG meant. Most said, “I’ve got no idea, really.”
By the way, after the march, the bishops enjoyed some light refreshment. Ruth Gledhill of the Times gives us the menu for the lunch after the march against world poverty:
The menu was cold lemon and thyme scented breast of chicken with fresh asparagus and porcini mushroom relish, summer bean and coriander, tomato, basil and mozzarella served with hot minted new potatoes. Pudding was dark chocolate and raspberry tart with raspberry ripple ice cream, topped off with coffee and white chocolate raspberries. To wash it down they drank Pino Grigio or Chiraz or cranberry and elderflower fruit punch. The cream marquee was decorated with a dozen chandeliers down the middle.
I'm just sayin'...
By the way, I read in one of the Brit papers that the Conference is a few million pounds in the hole.
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