{"id":2531,"date":"2008-07-05T14:08:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T14:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/07\/world-youth-day-theres-nothing-immoral-with-a-little-commercialism.html"},"modified":"2008-07-05T14:08:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T14:08:00","slug":"world-youth-day-theres-nothing-immoral-with-a-little-commercialism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/07\/world-youth-day-theres-nothing-immoral-with-a-little-commercialism.html","title":{"rendered":"World Youth Day: “There’s nothing immoral with a little commercialism”"},"content":{"rendered":"

There’s growing buzz about the upcoming World Youth Day in Australia, and now there are souvenirs<\/a> to be had: <\/p>\n

<\/a>Catholic pilgrims and the public will be able to buy papal mementos after Sydney’s archbishop gave his blessing to indulging in “a little commercialism”.<\/p>\n

Shoppers will be able to buy World Youth Day (WYD) souvenirs such as special WYD rosary beads, Pope Benedict XVI baseball caps, rugby jerseys and even teaspoons featuring a photograph of the pontiff.<\/p>\n

Sydney Archbishop Cardinal George Pell opened one of at least four merchandise stores to be erected in Sydney for the six-day WYDay event.<\/p>\n

Cardinal Pell said the church was not looking to make a profit from merchandise sales.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe church doesn’t expect to make a profit,\u201d Cardinal Pell said. \u201cIt was never a moneymaking venture.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he hoped the company established to run WYD merchandising, Event Merchandising Group, made a profit.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere’s nothing immoral with a little commercialism,\u201d Cardinal Pell said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur way of life is built on commercialism, on trade, on industry, on finance and people have got a right to make a living out of doing a good thing, which is spreading Christ’s message in a modern way.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he expected merchandise, such as the \u201cWYDGET\u201d token trading bracelet, to be a big hit with pilgrims.<\/p>\n

Chief Executive of Event Merchandise Group John Cooper said a \u201csmall percentage\u201d of merchandising profits would got to the Catholic Church to help fund World Youth Day.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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