Slog - Comments on The Pope...

Comment by Abby

Abby — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:59:25 -0800

The Catholic Church kicks ass at opulence.

Comment by Ziggity

Ziggity — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:00:54 -0800

Whatever he needs to run his hands through to keep them off the kids.

Comment by Balt-O-Matt

Balt-O-Matt — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:01:45 -0800

Jesus and Joseph! It's Mary!

Comment by Cato the Younger Younger

Cato the Younger Younger — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:02:42 -0800

Queen Elizabeth I was often pictured with an ermine as a sign of her virginity and virility. And she wore it SOOO much better than the Pope does. Hell, Elizabeth could wear anything! *damn bitch*

Comment by Mr. Poe

Mr. Poe — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:02:53 -0800

He's trying to hard to pull off Santa.

If you remove the second p, he'd be totally het.

Comment by Cato the Younger Younger

Cato the Younger Younger — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:05:14 -0800

OT: When did the pope start to wear mainly white anyway? I know that it is fairly recent in Church history (the early and medieval popes looked like cardinals but with more bling) So when the hell did they all decide to dress like the Dominican Order?

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:11:02 -0800

Murderer.

Comment by Wes

Wes — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:27:36 -0800

@6:

The first Dominican pope was elected in 1276, and he naturally stuck with his habit. I think the trend just stuck.

The whole ermine/ prada shoes thing is just cos the new pope is a huge, ermine-wearing fag.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:28:07 -0800

Don't miss the red Prada slippers, people.

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:03:51 -0800

The Pope is a wuss.

Next time, he should try wearing live ermines.

Comment by Non

Non — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:04:12 -0800

Margaret Cho comments on this in one of her routines...did you know she's getting her reality show!!? the trailor is out, you should post it babe

Comment by inkweary

inkweary — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:22:27 -0800

As an arch-conservative, one could even say reactionary, Catholic, Benedict is all about the dignity and trappings of his office. It is his aim to undo all of the reforms of Vatican II and take the Church back to his personal vision of "the good old days". He is just trying to bring the sexy back.

Comment by robo

robo — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:55:50 -0800

Sorry to be that whiney guy, but why "fag"? I don't buy the whole re-owning the word argument. Gay or straight, calling people a fag, be it ironic or not, perpetuates the use of that word as an insult. Not feeling it.