Souvenir Firm Takes Holy Orders
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DENVER — All sorts of Pope memorabilia will be available during the pontiff’s visit this summer, but don’t expect a piece of the ground he walks on.
“A guy wanted to walk behind the Holy Father and scoop up the dirt he’d walked on and sell it as ‘ground the Pope walked on.’ We turned down the offer,” said John Lemke, whose company is licensing souvenirs for the World Youth Day conference.
There will be Pope mugs, water bottles, T-shirts, blankets, jackets, parkas, sunglasses, sunscreen, socks, scarves, hats, sweat pants, fanny packs, backpacks, umbrellas, tins of chocolates and periscopes called “Pope Scopes.”
Prices will range from $1 for decals to $1,000 for a commemorative gold coin.
Pope John Paul II is scheduled to be in Denver Aug. 12-15 for the conference.
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