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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BRAVO..!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Paul Newfield <<A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> The unicyclist</DIV>
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face="Palatino Linotype" size=2 FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="10">Hello,<BR>There is
more information on the fellow who covered the Camino on a unicycle and was
refused the Compostela. <BR>His name is Rodrigo Racy and he is a
Brazilian actor and tourism agent, from Sao Paulo. <BR>In an interview
reported in "O Jornal de Brasil" he said that he had gone to the Camino both
as a homage to his grandmother and to gain a place in the Guinness book of
records as the first person to traverse the French Camino on a unicycle.
He also wanted to surpass the Guinness record of the most kilometers traveled
in a day on a unicycle (presently fifty-four).<BR>He, a photographer, and
another person videotaping his effort started out in SJPP, and, including the
segments where he had to carry the unicycle because of steep ascents, traveled
800 kms and filled out two credentials with seals from the sites they
traversed.<BR>Speaking about the refusal to grant a Compostela, Fr J.J.
Cabrian, director of the Sociology office of the Santiago Archdiocese
said:<BR>"The Compostla is meant for those who make the pilgrimage with
religious or spiritual motives. Some (so-called pilgrims) try to deceive
us, and some have been able to do so. But in this case we knew that the young
man had motives other that the search for God." "If some do deceive us,
I do not know what moral value can the Compostela hold for them; we are
determined to avoid the secularization of the Camino. Pilgrims of yore only
came to Santiago with Christian sentiments. The spiritual essence of the
Camino must be protected; it is not a hike, it is not tourism and it is not a
game."<BR>Rodrigo Racy has apologized to the Archdiocese and expressed his
intention to make the pilgrimage next year, on
foot.<BR>Regards,<BR>Rosina<BR><BR>
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