Papa Ratzinger, His Holiness Rome’s Bishop is… well… acting like a bishop.
He burys the dead, namely his "hinge-men", Cardinals, who are of the clergy of Rome.
He consecrates altars in new churches.
He meets the folks.
He wears duds which properly identify who he is.
He blesses stuff.
He wears many hats.
He does paper work.
He prays.
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “Fr Z I agree with MaternalView above. The world situation is shaky and a trip to Poland… next to Ukraine…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “I‘ll assume black goes „upward“ and down left is h8. 1. f5+ forcing gf6 (xf5 e. p.) 2. h5+ forcing…”
on Faith practice declining far and wide…. except…: “Lori announced massive parish closings, along with the suppression of the Latin Mass in diocese. Sure suicide by cutting off…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “I think people have lost confidence in all manner of things, airplane manufacturers, airlines, FAA, government agencies who are supposed…”
on Wednesday after the 2nd Sunday after Easter – traditional Solemnity of ST. JOSEPH! – Terror of demons, Protector of Holy Church!: “Aw, dear St. Joseph. I love him so much. I was blessed to go to a mass of this feast…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “1. . . . . .. . . . . . . h7-h5+ 2. g5-h6(×h5) . f7-f5+ 3. K-g5 .…”
on Faith practice declining far and wide…. except…: “Dear Masked Chicken, thank you for pointing me to your post of 22 March, which which I largely agree. My…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “Yes. Let all the poisons come out! After seeing it on TV many years ago and reading the two volumes,…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “Perhaps world events are making some nervous international travelers. Personally, I would have loved to go to Poland on a…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “The bit about Claudius thinking that a return to the republic was likely or even possible may take its inspiration…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “Pray for Derek Jacobi! Such a talented actor, but sadly, an irregular life.”
on 15 April 2019 – Notre-Dame de Paris: “I was wrong. It’s not a Cramnerian table. It’s a……. Ikea coffee table made to resemble a half Easter egg,…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 28: bad news and good news: “The BBC “radio play” of I,Claudius is also rather good. https://share.libbyapp.com/title/505092”
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since Sat., 25 Nov. 2006:
“Hinge-men” had me laughing.
Gotta love il Papa.
(BTW, who is that on the right in the “He blesses stuff” picure?)
Nice collage. Thank you for the beautiful photos, Fr.
What a delightsome post.
Thanks for those photos. I especially like the one showing him dedicating an altar in a parish church. What a great way to show him as Bishop of Rome. I’d love to see more like that!
In the line of showing the Holy Father as a bishop, I’ve often wondered about one point that you might be able to explain. Why is he not flanked by two deacons as are all other bishops in their stational liturgies? In photos of papal ceremonies, I see him sitting flanked by two MCs, and deacons seem to appear sort of out of nowhere to read/sing the Gospel or hold the chalice, only to be whisked away immediately thereafter.
Must be some papal protocol I’m not aware of. I wonder what St. Sixtus II and St. Lawrence would think of that!
Fr. Z:
He meets the folks….
He wears duds which properly identify who he is.
Obviously Franco Zefferelli just doesn’t get the picture!!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7146447.stm
“Zeffirelli told La Stampa newspaper that the Pope communicated in a cold way that was little suited to what was happening around him.
“These are not times for high tailoring in papal vestments, he said.”
But then he nails his own coffin:
“I know [Joseph] Ratzinger personally,” he added, using the German-born pope’s name before he became pontiff.
“He is very attentive to the importance of how the sacred is represented.”
So why would HH Benedict XVI want *your* makeover?
–Guy
Long live the Pope!
Roman Sacristan, on the right of the picture is Cardinal Ruini. If you’re asking the name of the gentleman on the Pope’s right, I don’t know.
Vivat Benedictus XVI! Ad multos annos!
Zefferelli’s suggestion seems to be for a sort of Queer Eye for the Holy Guy…
(Save the Liturgy, Save the World)