Hi Everybody!
The credential must be free but some "asociaciones del camino" or some Churhs and sell them.
There is a lot o credencials kind, but the most usual is that show silly.
Pilgrims Office, told last year that want only one, but it´s impossible above all because there is a lot of credencials kinds out of Spain.
The credentials was an idea from the camino friends asociations but the church apropiate it. Now, a month ago the church,(Pilgrims´s office) view that the most pilgrim walk by other causes that it isn´t religion and think that make it can control better.
Sil Here in Spain only can get a credencial in church, cathedral, some albergues and asotiations but , I think that can´t get it in other organitations like our groups, travel agents. Perhaps, yes, but like a replica thatourists stamp in some places of camino, but only like a souvenir without the idea of getting compostela
I think that credential must be only one kind, but, indifferent if is for religious cause or other.
Perhaps, Pilgrim´s office must aceppt our camino's diary. It´s very nice make your camino´s diary your credential besides our drawing and experiences.i think that this show better that you made the camino. I made it in some caminos, but, also I stamp my credential, because, some pilgrims told me that they had problems in Pilgrim´s Office (though some pilgrim's diary was accepted in that office)