Pope Benedict XVI, the iPad Pope, is to use an iPad 2 to light world’s largest electronic Christmas tree in the Italian town of Gubbio.
The City of Gubbio and the Diocese of Gubbio announced that the pope would not have to leave his apartment in the Vatican City to light the tree.
The tree-lighting ceremony will take place on the evening of December 7, the eve of the Immaculate Conception.
Before lighting the tree, the pope will send a video message to the citizens of Gubbio thanking the volunteers on the committee who organized the event and who have been responsible for setting up the tree for decades.
The electronic tree extends more than 2,000 feet upon the face of Mount Igino near Gubbio, and uses more than 25,000 feet of electrical cable. Built in 1981, it was recognized in 1991 by the Guinness World Records as the world’s largest Christmas tree and stays lit until the Epiphany.
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- CNS
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