Gerd Ludwigさんのインスタグラム写真 - (Gerd LudwigInstagram)「Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI was laid to rest on Thursday in Vatican City in the first funeral ever conducted by a sitting pope for his predecessor. Benedict XVI had been the first German-born pope in 1,000 years, and upon his election, the German public went wild. "We Are Pope," blazed the headline from the German tabloid "Bild." The mania was particularly felt in Marktl am Inn, a small village of only 2,700 inhabitants in the state of Bavaria, near the Austrian border. It is safe to say that nothing much had happened there until April 19, 2005, when "hometown boy" Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI. During a brief visit, I discovered that nearly overnight, Marktl had changed from a quiet Bavarian village to a center of global attention, even though Ratzinger's connection with his birthplace was relatively fleeting. He lived there only for his first two years. After Ratzinger's election, the once peaceful and idyllic central square was suddenly full of people, with more than 120,000 visitors stopping by in the first 12 months to stare at the house where Ratzinger was born. The local museum proudly presented the marble baptismal vessel used to christen the infant Joseph Ratzinger as its main attraction. Shopkeepers in Marktl were quick to recognize the commercial potential, and within a few weeks, visitors were able to buy Pope Benedict candles and incense, Benedict key rings and medallions, Benedict tea, Pope nougat, and Benedict wine and liquor. Local bakers offered Vatican bread and miter-shaped pastries. In cafes, tourists enjoyed a new Marktl cake - layered marzipan (a Pope Benedict XVI favorite) glazed with chocolate and topped with a marzipan cross. However, no one in Marktl had been quicker to spot the Pope's commercial potential than Weidener Bräu, the brewers of Pope Beer, which was sold in grocery stores, gas stations, and makeshift stands in six packs sporting the papal portrait on the cardboard box, or as a draft in a local pub. To Pope Benedict's credit, he was not amused by the commercialization and during his papacy only visited Marktl once briefly with his brother. @thephotosociety #Marktl #PopeBenedictXVI #commercialization #tourism」1月7日 23時00分