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George Takai NAILS it. "Who Died?" (Original Post) CousinIT May 2017 OP
America is dead. mountain grammy May 2017 #1
Yep. n/t CousinIT May 2017 #2
And the zentrum May 2017 #25
and, while the idea was not quite the reality mountain grammy May 2017 #65
It is dead, at least for now. But not because a conman criminal stole an election Eliot Rosewater May 2017 #78
Agreed. It was never zentrum May 2017 #127
Yes, well said, that's how I see it too. mountain grammy May 2017 #129
No. We're only pinin' for the Fords. Or the Carters. Or anybody. nolabear May 2017 #27
Harry Truman... IthinkThereforeIAM May 2017 #96
but wait! Look here: dixiegrrrrl May 2017 #94
and I believe every word of it. It's all true. mountain grammy May 2017 #106
does look like a funeral....Mr. Takai is absolutely correct. spanone May 2017 #3
ONE person is smiling, though. maddiemom May 2017 #15
he would smile at a funeral....socially unfit. spanone May 2017 #24
I said this on another thread MontanaMama May 2017 #31
Smile? Looks like 45 was just beaned by a line drive. I expect drool, momentarily. Virtual Burlesque May 2017 #44
He's insane ailsagirl May 2017 #47
Drumpf probably wore that same shit-eating grin at the reading of his parents' will Fritz Walter May 2017 #62
DT is totally inappropriate in almost every situation. Dark n Stormy Knight May 2017 #119
Looks Like Old itcfish May 2017 #42
exactly spanone May 2017 #43
Oh, Jeez Louise!! Tell me this is Photoshopped! bullwinkle428 May 2017 #4
I looked up Michelle Obama and she dressed in a similar manner. femmocrat May 2017 #5
It's the Vatican't protocol for an audience with the Pope FBaggins May 2017 #8
They have people on staff..... SergeStorms May 2017 #122
I would be the last to defend anything Trump does purplecale May 2017 #121
Here is Michelle Obama dressed in a similar manner. femmocrat May 2017 #6
For it's not a political one angrychair May 2017 #19
Agree. nt zentrum May 2017 #26
Lol.. As a rational being I'm amused whathehell May 2017 #56
Not what said angrychair May 2017 #64
'. Covering of your head for women is just as requiredi in Christianity whathehell May 2017 #69
Is it? angrychair May 2017 #73
True for pre Vatican II rusty fender May 2017 #80
Yes and no angrychair May 2017 #90
Absolutely when it comes to meeting the Pope, rusty fender May 2017 #103
I guess that is my point though angrychair May 2017 #109
The ancient Greeks believed that rusty fender May 2017 #116
Since a lot religions and religious holidays angrychair May 2017 #118
I think the Bible verse is a metaphor. forgotmylogin May 2017 #111
Unfortunately no angrychair May 2017 #115
Scripture must be read in the cultural context. TomSlick May 2017 #113
With all due respect angrychair May 2017 #130
Anything from Jesus?..Um, no. whathehell May 2017 #126
In the eyes of the Catholic Church it does angrychair May 2017 #131
No, your confusing Catholicism with Fundamentalist Christianity whathehell May 2017 #132
I am not refusing to concede anything angrychair May 2017 #133
I just tried to post that picture - Ms. Toad May 2017 #67
Who looks happy and who looks miserable? spinbaby May 2017 #7
I think "grieving widow" looks good on Melania SoCalNative May 2017 #9
You know not fooled May 2017 #35
... and two of that slovenian dessert. nt Ilsa May 2017 #87
Except Cirque du So-What May 2017 #38
I don't think she'll be grieving. Atman May 2017 #50
The Pope's short visit to Hell hasn't put a smile on his face, but Satan is grinning. L. Coyote May 2017 #10
+1 dalton99a May 2017 #11
You'd think for once the slob in chief would button his suit jacket. Demit May 2017 #12
Cut him some slack. He probably CAN'T. maddiemom May 2017 #16
Chris Christie can. When fat men get the right size suit, they can button the jacket. Demit May 2017 #21
Maybe they have to admit they're fat first lunatica May 2017 #84
He's a disgrace, isn't he? smirkymonkey May 2017 #36
But those buttons are so big...... lastlib May 2017 #46
NTSB wouldn't allow him to bring tape. eom Lyricalinklines May 2017 #91
Holy crap. Baitball Blogger May 2017 #13
At least it's not a "fascinator." maddiemom May 2017 #17
You beat me to it! hamsterjill May 2017 #53
This is what happens when you count on the Thrift shop to purchase Baitball Blogger May 2017 #57
Thanks for the belly laugh! hamsterjill May 2017 #60
The privilege of wearing white MFM008 May 2017 #58
Malaria looks like...... SergeStorms May 2017 #123
The Pope looks like he's thinking, "how long do I have to stand here with these idiots?" George II May 2017 #14
Here is another shot... sheshe2 May 2017 #93
And sympathies to the Pope.. ananda May 2017 #18
LOLOLOL the pope's face says it all nini May 2017 #20
Or, as Crooks and Liars put it, GoCubsGo May 2017 #22
now THAT was a downright insult to Morticia and Gomez--who loved each other. niyad May 2017 #48
The Pope does not look like he is enjoying the company of his visitors. nt tblue37 May 2017 #23
Jonathan Pryce hasn't looked that sad since Glengarry Glen Ross Orrex May 2017 #28
Never noticed the resemblance before... Earth Bound Misfit May 2017 #33
And now you'll never NOT see it Orrex May 2017 #39
The Vatican dress code for women is ridiculous. Maybe Francis could lighten it up a little n/t Blaukraut May 2017 #29
pope photo op does not give a damn about women. niyad May 2017 #51
Someone is grinning like a shithead IronLionZion May 2017 #30
Indeed, like an impaired jack o' lantern stuffed with shit. (nt) Orrex May 2017 #41
Not that I'm defending the ferret wearing cream-sickle looking... Earth Bound Misfit May 2017 #32
Yep 47of74 May 2017 #117
Pope tiptonic May 2017 #34
That look on his face is like "Why on earth did I ever let them smirkymonkey May 2017 #37
"Uh, hey, Frank, can you get in a little tighter with Don so we can - " RadiationTherapy May 2017 #40
Melania is not happy in that veil. forgotmylogin May 2017 #45
Their hands say a LOT about them, here, L to R: Sugar Smack May 2017 #70
Ivanka's choice is hysterically funny! lunatica May 2017 #85
He is still pointing down. He can't not point something. forgotmylogin May 2017 #108
Tea on keyboard. forgotmylogin May 2017 #112
Our country's dignity? nt Guy Whitey Corngood May 2017 #49
What does it say when Melania &a Ivanka cover their heads while visiting the Pope stopbush May 2017 #52
Probably rusty fender May 2017 #82
No requirement for women to cover their heads w/Catholicism CountAllVotes May 2017 #88
There is a specific protocol/dress code when having an audience stopbush May 2017 #89
You are right CountAllVotes May 2017 #125
Thank you George Takei for saying what we feel. Boomerproud May 2017 #54
It's the protocol. Igel May 2017 #99
45 is just plainly utterly CLUELESS aeromanKC May 2017 #55
The dunce aside matt819 May 2017 #59
Trump takes his trophy wife to meet the Pope BarbD May 2017 #61
Catholic Women haven't had to cover their heads (Mass) HockeyMom May 2017 #63
The rule was relaxed after Vatican II Retrograde May 2017 #71
+1000 HockeyMom May 2017 #74
I highly doubt the Pope would mind HockeyMom May 2017 #75
It hasn't changed, but even non-jewish men have to wear yarmulkes in Jewish synagogues whathehell May 2017 #128
Perhaps the same person who died when Michelle Obama visited for the first time. Ms. Toad May 2017 #66
I think the most notable thing is the Pope's expression. pnwmom May 2017 #86
It looks like an episode of the Addams Family. Vinca May 2017 #68
It's the Adams Family! Oneironaut May 2017 #72
He usually does. liberal N proud May 2017 #76
Reminds me of college. The music chair/professor wanted to yell at me for not having a "proper" no_hypocrisy May 2017 #77
WTF is Ivanka doing there? What a bunch of phonies. I want to puke YOHABLO May 2017 #79
Maybe they're practicing for the Orange Disaster's funeral Warpy May 2017 #81
Pope Francis looks disgusted! CountAllVotes May 2017 #83
He always does with these far-right types. sandensea May 2017 #95
Ivanka's expression bears a striking resemblance to Bride of Frankenstein Fresh_Start May 2017 #92
Saw this... amuse bouche May 2017 #97
Caption for the Pope Bear Creek May 2017 #98
I don't know who died but StarryNite May 2017 #100
Breaking Amish. lindysalsagal May 2017 #101
with the exception of bdamomma May 2017 #102
Those boob jobs STILL look racy when next to a Pope, even dressed in thick head to toe black. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #104
Dress for Success n2doc May 2017 #105
the look on the Pontiffs face says it all.. Demonaut May 2017 #107
Leave it to uncle George to nail it!! Bam!! AgadorSparticus May 2017 #110
The pope looks like he's wondering if he made the right decision dflprincess May 2017 #114
Look at the grin on that dumb bastard's face... Hulk May 2017 #120
Rictus Sardonicus nt Xipe Totec May 2017 #124

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
65. and, while the idea was not quite the reality
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:44 PM
May 2017

for many it was damn close.. but now, that idea is exposed. It's just an idea after all, and, if no one believes in it, it's dead.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,106 posts)
78. It is dead, at least for now. But not because a conman criminal stole an election
Wed May 24, 2017, 02:50 PM
May 2017

using our known enemy, but because there are enough of US, YOU and ME willing to elect a known, on the record

Racist
Misogynist
Bigot
Thief
Person who mocks disabled and those with less power than he has

THAT is why.

zentrum

(9,865 posts)
127. Agreed. It was never
Thu May 25, 2017, 10:16 AM
May 2017

...the reality. Racism and income inequality and all the rest of it were baked into the founding of the country.

But I'm talking about the idea of America. Equality. Democracy.

It has inspired hope at Tianamen Square and in the Arab Spring, for a few recent examples. And our greater press freedoms and ability to demonstrate in the streets, our Civil Rights movement, unfulfilled as it is---are like beacons in authoritarian countries around the world.

No more. The idea itself is in a tailspin.





mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
129. Yes, well said, that's how I see it too.
Thu May 25, 2017, 11:23 AM
May 2017

I've never had an unrealistic view our glorious "freedom," but the idea of it and the work it takes to achieve it, that's what's kept us all going.

My mom was the first in her family born in America. America was paradise compared to what they came from, and I don't mean economics, I mean good old fashioned oppression where other citizens had the right to mess with you, even kill you, with no consequences, just because of who you were. Ironically, they found that was also the reality in America, but, there existed this document called the Constitution, that guaranteed certain rights for all citizens, so the idea is planted, and sometimes, against all odds, the idea prevailed. It's the idea that the rule of law applies equally to all, and it's written down for all to see and read, and even amended to extend those rights to even more people. But, it's just a piece of paper, just an idea, and anyone who tries to defend it now will run up against the likes of Neil Gorsuch. A giant leap backwards. The idea will die.

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
106. and I believe every word of it. It's all true.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:07 PM
May 2017

We are living under an illegitimate government and can't do one damn thing about it.

The question is, how far will this go? At some point, there's no turning back.

MontanaMama

(23,295 posts)
31. I said this on another thread
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:59 AM
May 2017

but 45 looks like he needs a diaper change in this photo and everyone standing next to him knows it.

Virtual Burlesque

(132 posts)
44. Smile? Looks like 45 was just beaned by a line drive. I expect drool, momentarily.
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:23 AM
May 2017

As for which president we are pining for? How about Millard Fillmore, who signalled coda for his party.

Fritz Walter

(4,290 posts)
62. Drumpf probably wore that same shit-eating grin at the reading of his parents' will
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:18 PM
May 2017

Thanks "Uncle George" (Takai).
You nailed it!

Dark n Stormy Knight

(9,760 posts)
119. DT is totally inappropriate in almost every situation.
Thu May 25, 2017, 12:45 AM
May 2017

Too many Americans too stupid, racist, selfish, or greedy to stop this walking disaster from fucking up our country.

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
5. I looked up Michelle Obama and she dressed in a similar manner.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:25 AM
May 2017

And here is Laura Bush:

Why is that appropriate for the Vatican? Anyone know?

FBaggins

(26,721 posts)
8. It's the Vatican't protocol for an audience with the Pope
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:48 AM
May 2017

Eased up some in the 80s... but still expected for personal meetings.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
122. They have people on staff.....
Thu May 25, 2017, 03:33 AM
May 2017

whose job it is to see that all this ridiculous pomp and circumstance is followed to a tee. Of all the religions, I think the Catholics are the most steeped in traditional rites and rituals. They seem to think it's important. Personally, I think they should lighten up. They could also have a giant yard sale for some of their treasure, and use that money for helping people who are suffering. I'm sure we could convince the Pope to give up an 18K gold trimmed robe or two. My two cents.

purplecale

(3 posts)
121. I would be the last to defend anything Trump does
Thu May 25, 2017, 03:23 AM
May 2017

As with other FLOTUS, the Trump women chose to follow the traditional protocol for an audience with the Pope. It's probably the ONLY protocol that has been followed on the entire trip!

Protocol has changed since the 1980's, but most follow the traditional way.

http://www.lastampa.it/2011/07/15/vaticaninsider/eng/the-vatican/meeting-the-pope-how-will-i-dress-H0cVUXhgYzluWKprwqPkAP/pagina.html

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
19. For it's not a political one
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:24 AM
May 2017

I just find, as an atheist, it amusing that many are against women subjugating themselves in Islamic countries by covering their head but think nothing of it within Christianity.

whathehell

(29,034 posts)
56. Lol.. As a rational being I'm amused
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:52 AM
May 2017

that you equate voluntarily covering your head for an hour
at a once in a lifetime event to being.compelled to cover it
ievery day for the rest of your life.

Nice try, but no.











angrychair

(8,678 posts)
64. Not what said
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:25 PM
May 2017

There meeting the other day, in a formal event in SA and was a rare event, why not cover your head there?

Plus, the covering of your head for women is as required in Christianity as Islam but it's one of those parts, like many, that some Christians just ignore.

whathehell

(29,034 posts)
69. '. Covering of your head for women is just as requiredi in Christianity
Wed May 24, 2017, 01:24 PM
May 2017

Last edited Thu May 25, 2017, 07:34 PM - Edit history (1)

as it is in Islam'"?.....Got a link?

I'm guessing you don't, brcause.as a woman with 12 years of Christian schooling, I know for a fact that your claim is utter nonsense.



angrychair

(8,678 posts)
73. Is it?
Wed May 24, 2017, 02:20 PM
May 2017

1 Corinthians 11:5-6
"But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off"

To a lesser extent
1 Timothy 2 : 9-10, "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God."

Then this:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_headcovering

It has been a common mandate since the founding of Christianity for women to cover their head in church or while in prayer.
It is still a expected practice for Catholics, Anabaptists, Amish, Mennonites, some sects of Church of Christ and so on.
It is Paul who insist on it in Corinthians but it is western evangelical Christians that decided it doesn't apply anymore. Like selling your children into slavery or eating shellfish. I'm not judging, just pointing out inconsistencies.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
90. Yes and no
Wed May 24, 2017, 04:00 PM
May 2017

It appears to be a preferred custom for women to veil themselves in an audience with the Pope. So, while it was not in the revised Canon in 1983 it is still an expected custom to be followed in many Catholic settings, including meeting the Pope apparently.

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
103. Absolutely when it comes to meeting the Pope,
Wed May 24, 2017, 08:02 PM
May 2017

but not for just going to mass. Although some women still choose to wear veils on occasion.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
109. I guess that is my point though
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:20 PM
May 2017

Why women? It is a demand of subjugation of women that is not expected of men. It's sexist.

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
116. The ancient Greeks believed that
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:28 PM
May 2017

women, upon entering a temple with an uncovered head, could be impregnated by the gods. Because Christianity was, essentially, created by a Greek, the practice of requiring women to wear head covering while in a house of worship was implemented into Christian practice and eventually kept by Catholics. That's my theory.

I was a Catholic for the first 15 years of my life, had 6 years of Catechism(catholic teachings), yet I never learned why, before Vatican II, women were required to cover their heads. When I learned of the Greek belief about the vulnerability of females inside temples, I concluded that that was the origin of Catholicism's practice of it.

I'm sure that Catholic theologians would disagree with me

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
118. Since a lot religions and religious holidays
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:16 PM
May 2017

Are a Frankenstein mix and match of different ancient belief systems, especially in Christianity (Easter is my personal favorite)

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)
111. I think the Bible verse is a metaphor.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:39 PM
May 2017

Saying it's not necessary to dress up to worship. You don't need to fix your hair, or not come to pray if you don't have fancy clothes. Just cover up. Wear your good deeds and not gold.

Wearing a veil may be a symbolic representation of this concept for women, but I think the dudes should need to wear yarmulkes also like the Pope if they want to show similar respect.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
115. Unfortunately no
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:11 PM
May 2017

It has been taken literally since the inception of Christianity
I offer the link from my post:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_headcovering

As well as some selected quote:

In the 1917 Code of Canon Law it was a requirement that women cover their heads in church. It said, "women, however, shall have a covered head and be modestly dressed, especially when they approach the table of the Lord

TomSlick

(11,088 posts)
113. Scripture must be read in the cultural context.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:54 PM
May 2017

The cited passage from 1 Corinthians must be read considering the cultural context. It was important to Paul - who was far less radical than Jesus - that Christians be culturally acceptable. It's easy to find "inconsistencies" in scripture if you're looking for them. I try to look for truth, not consistency.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
130. With all due respect
Thu May 25, 2017, 11:53 AM
May 2017

That is not about how it is "interpreted".
It is the unfailing, unquestionably "Word of God" when it suits someone's agenda and "interpreted in a cultural context" when it doesn't.

As I stated in my OP, that passage is "interpreted" by many Christian sects as literal. It is still an expected practice for Catholics in at least some cases(see images of veiled women meeting Pope), Anabaptists, Amish, Mennonites, some sects of Church of Christ, Eastern Orthodox, some Lutherans, some Methodist and so on.

Again, not judging, just pointing out that "love thy neighbor" is a lot easier to follow with no "interpretation" than women being told to be submissive and cover their heads...or women being inferior to men and remaining silent (1 Timothy 2:12)....or God killing hundreds of thousands of children (Exodus 12:29)

whathehell

(29,034 posts)
126. Anything from Jesus?..Um, no.
Thu May 25, 2017, 09:41 AM
May 2017

A couple of two thousand year old quotes from two churchmen do not a "requirement" make. Sorry.

angrychair

(8,678 posts)
131. In the eyes of the Catholic Church it does
Thu May 25, 2017, 12:05 PM
May 2017

While I grant you some may not, it is a generally accepted tenant among Christians that the Bible is the unerring, infallible Word of God.
Paul is no insignificant "church man" but a key figure in Christianity.
Until Vatican II in 1983 it was written in Canon Law that women cover their heads while in prayer and specifically in church solely based on Paul's statement in 1 Corinthians 11:5-6.

As I stated in my OP, that passage is "interpreted" by many Christian sects as literal. It is still an expected practice for Catholics in at least some cases(see images of veiled women meeting Pope), Anabaptists, Amish, Mennonites, some sects of Church of Christ, Eastern Orthodox, some Lutherans, some Methodist and so on.

Again, not judging, I'm an atheist (with a degree in religion and philosophy) just pointing out that "love thy neighbor" is a lot easier to follow with no "interpretation" than women being told to be submissive and cover their heads...or women being inferior to men and remaining silent (1 Timothy 2:12)....or God killing hundreds of thousands of children (Exodus 12:29).

Racism, sexism, slavery, rape and murder are always wrong, no matter what book they are written in or who is doing it.

whathehell

(29,034 posts)
132. No, your confusing Catholicism with Fundamentalist Christianity
Thu May 25, 2017, 07:08 PM
May 2017

The Catholic church does NOT insist on a literal interpretation of the Bible and has not since at least the 1950's when I attended Catholic school.

Women put something on their heads once a week in church for 45 minutes, but again, this is hardly the same as being FORCED to cover one's

head and neck OUTSIDE the place of worship every day for the rest of one's life.

I can only conclude that your refusal to concede this OBVIOUS distinction is part of your effort to prove an "equivalence" between

Christian and Islamic treatment of women that in fact, does not exist.


angrychair

(8,678 posts)
133. I am not refusing to concede anything
Thu May 25, 2017, 09:40 PM
May 2017

Your "the Catholic Church does not insist on a literal interpretation of the Bible" statement deserves it own reply. Though an atheist, I graduated from a Catholic university and I am very aware of the catechisms of the Catholic Church.

That being said, on to your other point. There is a big difference between religious dogma and legal obligation.

Our entire conversation has been about religious dogma, not about a legal obligation to dress a certain manner.

Many western nations did have a religiously-inspired, legally mandated dress codes for women, that often included head coverings of some kind, but it has fallen away as time has gone on but you can see many aspects of it that persist in western culture and it's laws to this day (laws requiring women to wear shirts but not men as an example).

Now many Middle Eastern and Asian nations, specifically those that are predominantly Islamic and have theocracies or a dominating Islamic group that has significant influence of their government, and culture, do create laws that create a legal obligation for women to dress a certain way.

So yes, there is a religiously-inspired legal obligation in some nations for women to dress in a brutal and humiliating manner that does not exist in western nations. No one would argue that point.

That being said, in certain archdioceses or Amish or Mennonite communities or Eastern Orthodox communities, while there is no legal obligation, there is a cultural one, one engrained in them from childhood, that women dress a certain way. While they are legally free to dress differently, doing so would put them outside their community's cultural norms and likely cause them to be shut out and shamed for it, even kicked out of their communities. The end result is little different.
In the end it is still men using religion to dominate and control women in the name of their god(s). One of many reasons I find religion abhorrent.
(Just for the record I am a man)

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
10. The Pope's short visit to Hell hasn't put a smile on his face, but Satan is grinning.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:53 AM
May 2017

If I were a guy in a skirt next to Donald, I wouldn't stand close either.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
36. He's a disgrace, isn't he?
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:06 AM
May 2017

Doesn't he realize how inappropriate he is? His hair, his skin color, the way he dresses. He's a hot mess!

lastlib

(23,152 posts)
46. But those buttons are so big......
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:30 AM
May 2017

...and his fingers are so small..........

and his belly is SO-O-O-OOO swollen

Baitball Blogger

(46,682 posts)
13. Holy crap.
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:02 AM
May 2017

Melania is wearing the classic veil, but what is that on Ivanka's head? She looks like the bride of Frankenstein.

MFM008

(19,803 posts)
58. The privilege of wearing white
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:53 AM
May 2017

It is a black-and-white situation, only seven women in the world are allowed to wear the non black color in front of a pontiff.
Those would be only Catholic Queens or princesses.
All women are required to wear a head covering but the privilege of wearing white allows you to choose either a white Mantilla or a white Veil.

SergeStorms

(19,186 posts)
123. Malaria looks like......
Thu May 25, 2017, 03:41 AM
May 2017

someone just punched her in the balls. Why so serious? They're in a huge, expensive place. They should be used to that, right? She's probably thinking about what a good time she'd be having if Orangey McFuckstick wasn't with her on this trip.

Earth Bound Misfit

(3,553 posts)
32. Not that I'm defending the ferret wearing cream-sickle looking...
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:59 AM
May 2017

septic brained doofus or his evil spawn or golddigger almost porn star spouse but black w/ veil is the traditional way to attend an audience w the Pope.

 

47of74

(18,470 posts)
117. Yep
Wed May 24, 2017, 10:38 PM
May 2017

Of course orange ferret face could take a dump on the altar at St. Peter's Basilica and the same conservative Catholics who complain any time a democrat even breathes would not be saying a word.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
37. That look on his face is like "Why on earth did I ever let them
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:09 AM
May 2017

come here? How soon are they leaving?"

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)
45. Melania is not happy in that veil.
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:27 AM
May 2017

"I cannot rock this look. I am an Amish person at a funeral."

Conversely, Ivanka: "I am totally rocking this funeral bride look whilst guarding my grabby-bits."

45: "Hey, Pops, why the Jewish hat? I thought we flew out of Hebrewstan. Doesn't Ivanka look so hot in that widow garb? Hey, you got any swords? There's this cool dance I can show you..."

Sugar Smack

(18,748 posts)
70. Their hands say a LOT about them, here, L to R:
Wed May 24, 2017, 01:38 PM
May 2017

Ivanka: searching her catalog of demure hand poses & landing on an awkward one.

Melania: "He can't take my hand. He can't touch me. If he tries anything funny, I'll take him down, here, right in front of the Pope".

"Easy D": poseable, manicured little Ken Doll hands (I am personally amazed he controlled his "thumbs up" for once).

The Pope: resignation and weight.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
85. Ivanka's choice is hysterically funny!
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:19 PM
May 2017

Thanks! I needed that laugh! It's a gem

"Ivanka: searching her catalog of demure hand poses & landing on an awkward one."

forgotmylogin

(7,520 posts)
108. He is still pointing down. He can't not point something.
Wed May 24, 2017, 09:19 PM
May 2017

I don't know if that "things not to do in Europe" memo was real or not, but one thing you don't do is point with one finger when you work in a multicultural environment. You gesture with your hands and not your fingers.

He'd be fired by Disneyland for that.

stopbush

(24,392 posts)
52. What does it say when Melania &a Ivanka cover their heads while visiting the Pope
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:42 AM
May 2017

but don't cover their heads while visiting Muslim countries?

Are the niceties only to be observed when the religion is Xianity?

 

rusty fender

(3,428 posts)
82. Probably
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:13 PM
May 2017

But it also could be that they were visiting the big kahuna of a big religion, whereas in SA, they weren't visiting the pope of Islam. And if you think about it, in all of history there is no equivalent of the Pope, only the Archbishop of Canterbury comes close and then, not all that close

CountAllVotes

(20,866 posts)
88. No requirement for women to cover their heads w/Catholicism
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:42 PM
May 2017

No more. Gone. Done. Bye!

You'd think it was Halloween or something give their two-bit "costumes"!!


stopbush

(24,392 posts)
89. There is a specific protocol/dress code when having an audience
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:58 PM
May 2017

with the Pope that is very much in effect.

CountAllVotes

(20,866 posts)
125. You are right
Thu May 25, 2017, 08:53 AM
May 2017

My radio tuned into Catholic Radio (not that I listen to it ever). It was discussing the protocol for visiting the Vatican and yes, the wearing of black is the color one wears as well as covering the head.

I guess I flunked out of Catholicism 101 eh?

Boomerproud

(7,940 posts)
54. Thank you George Takei for saying what we feel.
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:48 AM
May 2017

With J.F.K.'s 100th birthday coming up next Monday, I mourn the America that thrived to be a beacon. I don't know if we can ever get it back.

Igel

(35,274 posts)
99. It's the protocol.
Wed May 24, 2017, 07:05 PM
May 2017

Wouldn't expect Takei to be aware of something so out of sync with his personal culture.

Would expect him not only to mock cultural or traditional differences he doesn't expect but also to be deeply offended that what he says could be viewed that way.

aeromanKC

(3,322 posts)
55. 45 is just plainly utterly CLUELESS
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:51 AM
May 2017

And Ivanka and Melania know they are not worthy. (It shows in their faces)

matt819

(10,749 posts)
59. The dunce aside
Wed May 24, 2017, 11:56 AM
May 2017

That is the unhappiest group of people.

In contrast:





To be fair, Michelle Obama also dressed in black for the official photo. Though she carried it off better than Melania, who always looks utterly miserable.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
63. Catholic Women haven't had to cover their heads (Mass)
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:19 PM
May 2017

since I was a teenager. I am 68 and haven't gone to Sunday Mass since I graduated HS. When did it change back?

Retrograde

(10,128 posts)
71. The rule was relaxed after Vatican II
Wed May 24, 2017, 01:43 PM
May 2017

Some time in the late 1960s, IIRC: we had to wear head coverings in grammar school, but not when I was in high school (both Catholic institutions).

When I visited Vatican City about 10 years ago they had no problems letting me into St. Peter's dressed in chinos and a polo shirt (I had a light shawl in my purse but didn't need it): they do prohibit shorts and sleeveless tops. I didn't have a formal audience with the pope, though - which was good because I don't think I owned a dress by then.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
75. I highly doubt the Pope would mind
Wed May 24, 2017, 02:44 PM
May 2017

Melania not wearing a veil. She could have even worn a pants suit for all he cared.

whathehell

(29,034 posts)
128. It hasn't changed, but even non-jewish men have to wear yarmulkes in Jewish synagogues
Thu May 25, 2017, 10:47 AM
May 2017

and Orthodox Jewish women must cover their heads in public ALL the time, so why all the focus on Catholics?... Easy targets, maybe?

Ms. Toad

(33,992 posts)
66. Perhaps the same person who died when Michelle Obama visited for the first time.
Wed May 24, 2017, 12:52 PM
May 2017
http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.427043.1314534547!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/article_1200/alg-holy-visit1-jpg.jpg

There's plenty to condemn them for, without ridiculing them on one of the few occasions when they actually are trying to act like resppectful humans.

pnwmom

(108,955 posts)
86. I think the most notable thing is the Pope's expression.
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:24 PM
May 2017

Quite a contrast to the photos of his first meeting with President Obama.

no_hypocrisy

(46,020 posts)
77. Reminds me of college. The music chair/professor wanted to yell at me for not having a "proper"
Wed May 24, 2017, 02:46 PM
May 2017

concert dress despite the fact I was never told.

He growled "Why don't you have a black dress!"

I shot back, "Because nobody in my family has died yet!"

 

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)
79. WTF is Ivanka doing there? What a bunch of phonies. I want to puke
Wed May 24, 2017, 02:58 PM
May 2017

They all look really cheezy. If you get my drift. Like some mob family trying to act sophisticated. HA ain't workin.

Warpy

(111,141 posts)
81. Maybe they're practicing for the Orange Disaster's funeral
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:08 PM
May 2017

which they know is coming because they're poisoning his pizzas.

CountAllVotes

(20,866 posts)
83. Pope Francis looks disgusted!
Wed May 24, 2017, 03:15 PM
May 2017

And I share in his disgust!

What's with all of the black clothing? It is NOT appropriate says this Catholic!

ON EDIT: My Catholic husband took a look and replied, "This is a slap at the pope being he is wearing all white." Often another person's take on a situation is indeed worth its weight in gold! He is so right. No wonder pope Francis looks so disgusted and rightfully so! It is an INSULT!

sandensea

(21,600 posts)
95. He always does with these far-right types.
Wed May 24, 2017, 05:01 PM
May 2017

Here he is last year with his own's country's president, Mauricio Macri - the "Argentine Trump":

bdamomma

(63,799 posts)
102. with the exception of
Wed May 24, 2017, 07:47 PM
May 2017

Pope Francis, Why is stupid don smiling, and WTF is it a funeral??? Sickening, we are dealing with some .

dumb fucks. Sorry for the expletives.

 

Hulk

(6,699 posts)
120. Look at the grin on that dumb bastard's face...
Thu May 25, 2017, 02:18 AM
May 2017

Such a dunce. And I used to think W was dumber than a box of rocks. Holy shit!

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