Dilemma...how to cross a street in Rome?

Anyone who has ever been to Rome knows that it's a trick to cross a street! Before I first came to Rome in a.D. 1998, I asked my pastor, Monsignor R.J. Schuler, for advice. He smiled: "Just say a prayer for me at the tomb of Saint Peter while you're there and just don't get killed while crossing the street!"

Here's a tourist joke: Why are there so many churches on every corner in Rome? Well, before you cross the street you have to pray in one for saftey and then after you cross the street you have to pray in one for thanksgiving!