Click to enlarge – Street vendors during Pope’s visit to Philippines
The local Mexican governments in Chiapas and Chihuahua have been accused of wrongfully profiting from Pope Francis’ visit by selling tickets to the masses he will be holding in both locations for as much as US$200…
“The Nunciature of Chihuahua handed over thousands of tickets to the local government in Ciudad Juarez and the state government of Chihuahua to pay for the altar for the pope’s mass which cost 20 million pesos (US$1.1 million),” economist, journalist and writer Marco Torres told teleSUR…
The Mexican Catholic Church’s office in charge of the pope’s visit has refused to respond to messages and phone calls by teleSUR asking about the sale of tickets and for the list of people who will be occupying the front rows at the Basilica…
According to the Ciudad Juarez municipal government spokesman, Carlos Castaño, there will be 20,000 seats for about 200,000 people who are expected to attend the mass on Feb. 17, the last day of the pope’s visit to Mexico which is to begin Feb. 12…
Chihuahuan journalist Alejandro Fernandez provided teleSUR with an advert announcing the sale of tickets to the pope’s event in Tuxtla, Chiapas.
teleSUR called Farmacias del Ahorro in Tuxtla and a person who identified herself as Tatiana Vazquez said that initially they were told they would be selling tickets to Pope Francis’ event in that city, but that they were later told the sale of passes would be handled by other companies.
Vazquez was unable to say where the tickets were available for purchase, but according to their advert, tickets were to cost over US$200 in the Diamond Zone. The ad also announces VIP tickets for about US$150, and US$110 for tickets to a general area…
Recently, however, the Catholic church and Mexican officials denounced that there were scammers who were selling fake tickets to see the pope and warned people against purchasing them.
Sounds more and more like a rock concert every day. The quest for scarce goods.