Tickets for the papal parade had originally been handed out for free,but by Friday scalpers were charging anywhere from $50 to $150 for a glimpse of FrancisThe pope’s message of humility and charity was available for $50 in the heart of fresh York City on Friday. Or at least that’s how much the scalpers were charging for a glimpse of Pope Francis’s official stroll through Central Park.
Tickets for the papal parade had originally been handed out for free. But in a city where the hustle never sleeps, even the pontiff can be exploited for a quick buck. Indeed, and the street-side “church business”,as its most recent converts agreed this week, has never been fairly so flush.
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Source: theguardian.com