Personally I'd much rather walk after spending a great evening with a well known character who rode the vdp and wrote the book for others to get round the logistical issues he faced. But I do agree re the exertion. I've always felt the horse...
Hi - thanks for your message.
I've thought about the point you raised regarding privacy, and of course, I certainly wouldn't want anyone to share any third party contact information / home addresses etc. via a public forum. I do think the level...
It is their personal journey and it can be done in any way they would like. Once they request an official Church document, however, one should not be surprised that they need to meet official Church requirements. No one is saying you can’t...
The third paragraph defines a pilgrim for the purpose of this document (my translation):
"A pilgrim is understood to be any person who does a pilgrimage on foot, horseback, sailboat or bicycle (excluding any motorized vehicle)."
The intent...
If you mean that eBike riders have special privilege and could receive a Compostela without riding at least 200km then I think that would be a very eccentric interpretation of the text.
I am SOOOOO glad they clarified this issue!
In recent years, the issue was wether the particular bicycle had a motoring-only throttle, or required pedaling to move forward.
Without a bicycle mechanic out front to decide this fact, this is the...
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