Glob-a-log

You have heard how the Apostles in the New Testament admit that Jesus hung out with the poor, and the sick, and the kids - and with hookers…

Well, even knowing that and being aware of the fact that our curiosity is as strong as our flesh is weak, the following bit of news still comes as a surprise:

SEX workers are bracing themselves for a rush of business next month - when thousands of devoted Catholic pilgrims flock to Sydney to see the Pope. From July 15-20, over 200,000 pilgrims will descend on the Australian city for a six-day celebration of the Catholic faith for World Youth Day. The festival will culminate in a mass by Pope Benedict XVI at nearby Randwick Racecourse on July 20.

But the city’s brothels are also celebrating at the potential flood of business. Sydney brothel ‘Xclusive’ is laying on extra workers to cope with demand and is expecting a hike of up to 200 per cent in business during World Youth Day. A spokeswoman for the Bondi Junction house said: “The World Council of Churches, when they had their congress in Canberra back in the 1990s, that was the best business period ever.

I do love the fact that the Pope will address the masses at a racecourse, by the way. Still, why it doesn’t have the same allure as the (Sermon on the) Mount, at least, when the attendants get bored they can think, ‘One pretty pony, two pretty ponies’ etcetera.

Back to those brothels.

You have to worry for these girls’ health though – and I do hope they will not fall into the temptation of accepting a bit of extra money, when all those good Catholics insist that they don’t want to use a condom, because the Pope doesn’t like them.

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