Officials of both church and state have condemned the people behind these transactions for really, really missing the point of offering tickets for free to the general public: the idea was to give everyone (well, all residents of New York state) an equal chance at being allowed to attend the procession.
Selling these tickets “goes against everything Pope Francis stands for,” the archbishop of New York told USA Today. Maybe he would approve if the seller took the money and donated it to a homeless shelter or food pantry, but that’s about it.
The mayor’s office has been working to shut sales down online wherever they can, with eBay and Craigslist agreeing to take down ads for the tickets whenever they spot them, but it’s impossible to control people swapping tickets in real life for cash.
New York officials condemn selling of Pope Francis tickets [USA Today]
by Laura Northrup via Consumerist
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