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Thoughts On The Roman Catholic Womenpriests…
You know that's two words, right? Why not "Women Priests"? Did something happen where like you ordered nine hundred tote bags for Take Your Daughter To Work, It's One Of The Perks Of Getting Excommunicated Day or something and they all came back saying "womenpriests" because whoever took the order was, like, some flaky Wiccan chick or some shit and you just decided to go with it? Anyway, since all the Catholic females I know are too busy using abortion as a birth control method I am heartened to hear there are still some that are bothering to enlist secret bishops in their bid for Vatican equality and fight the power from…exile in Boston. [Boston Globe]
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The Devil Wears Prada, The Pope Wears Straight Jesus
The enduring image of the last Pope is of him in simple, white vestments and a white skullcap, but that ain't how Pope Benedict XVI rolls, as this picture demonstrates. Although the Vatican's newspaper L'Osservatore Romano claims that Benedict is just a simple guy, his style pointers (always wear something red!) are reverberating around the world. From his red loafers to his Christmas camauro, and his ermine-trimmed capes to his snazzy red summer hat, this Pope has a fashion sense all his own! But the Vatican mouthpiece says it best: "The pope, therefore, does not wear Prada, but Christ." Ewww, does anyone else get a weird "lady suit" from Silence of the Lambs image from that statement? (Click the picture for more of Benedict's fashion do's!) [WWLTV.com]
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Love the sinner, hate the sin? Not if you're Catholic you don't. In 2004, the now-Pope barred pro-choice politicians from accepting Communion, though most of them (like all other pro-choice Catholics) basically ignored him. Now there's a hubbub because some whiny guy from Lancaster saw a priest give Communion to Senator Edward Kennedy at the Pope's big mass in Washington last month. The spokeswoman from the Washington archdiocese told reporters that such a thing "wouldn't be possible," but Kennedy's office confirmed it. Notably, although the Catholic Church is supposedly equally opposed to the death penalty, Catholic politicians that refuse to use the power of their office to eliminate the death penalty or prevent executions have never faced similar public repudiations from Church leaders. Ahh, sweet double standards: Keeping the Catholic Church hierarchy in power for 2,000 years. [Washington Times]
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God Bless Ridiculous Fashion Folk, Every One Of Them
- God bless Vivienne Westwood for being so undeniably herself. Says the fashion designer-cum-philosopher: "I'd like to do less, but there are people dependent on me now. My thing has always been, just let me finish this pair of trousers and then I can read my book. We've all got to wear something, I suppose. So my advice would be to buy quality. Choose well. I think there's a certain status in seeing someone wearing the same thing over and over again." [Vogue UK]
- God bless Heidi Klum. She's just so wise: "[Take] time out for yourself so you can engage in an activity that you really enjoy. [Also, don't] neglect the romance in your life. [And] wear pretty lingerie if you don't want to feel schlumpy." [Vogue UK]
- God bless Donatella Versace for saying at the Times Talks on Sunday that her fashion motto is "Don't let the rappers wear more bling than you do!" and that she hopes to be reincarnated as Maya Rudolph. [Fashion Week Daily]
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