One Month in Advance: Chartres Pilgrimage Already Overbooked
The organisers have had to close registrations well in advance because they have reached capacity. Spokeswoman Odile Téqui told TribuneChretienne.com that this year's demand far exceeded initial forecasts:
"We were expecting an increase of 12% in the number of pilgrims over the three days, which was already a big effort given that our average growth, excluding the Covid period, has been 8% per year over the last ten years." But, she adds, these expectations have been exceeded.
Last year's pilgrimage was also heavily overbooked, but registration closed a week before the event instead of a month before.
Due to the massive influx of pilgrims, especially on Monday when attendance peaks, exact numbers will not be known until after the pilgrimage.
This growth is due in no small part to Bergoglio's ongoing battle against the Roman liturgy.
Picture: nd-chretiente.com, #newsLloubpitbz
