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I love these Pontifical Buffets!
“The line for Penance according to the Extraordinary Form starts to the right.”
Step on a crack, bring Tradition back…now follow me!
(I’ll add that my caption only makes sense if you say it from the Pope’s perspective — his right is the left side of the picture.)
I just love Conga lines.
“For the tour “Through Tradition” I ask you to maintain a single-file line behind me, and please keep up, there is a lot to cover and not much time.”
“As often happens in the Vatican, the line-up for the boys’ washroom once again became unbearably long.”
This is the worst game of musical chairs ever. I mean, where are the chairs!?
“All around the mulberry bush the prelates chased the pontiff…”
come on baby, come on baby, do the conga…
Trying to see things from “progressive” points of view in order to better refute them, Pope Benedict tries his hand at liturgical conga.
“Apostolic Brethren, when I said ‘Walk as I do’, I was speaking metaphorically, not asking for a parade.”
Extra-liturgical line dancing has long been a tradition at the Vatican. Here we see the Curia preparing to practice an old Easter custom, the “Victimae Paschali Laudes Electric Slide”.
(Clergy did use to dance in French cathedrals to the tune of “Victimae Paschali Laudes”. While playing catch, even.)
I know you can talk the walk, but lets see if you can walk the talk. Now follow me!
The Holy Father had the Cardinals line up to try something new this coming Easter
“Let’s all join in the fun
Father, mother, son
Do the Bunny Hop
Hop, hop, hop! “
“…you put you right foot in and you shake it all about…you do the motu pokey and you turn the Church around…that’s what it’s all about !”
“Come with me, I want to show you some of the vestments Msgr. Marini found.”
What a bunch of wall-flowers. Why is nobody dancing?
Follow me, boys. I have a Plan…
Popes on Ice
“You, who have intimated an end to ‘mandatory’ celibacy, will bow to the Mothers Superior when they file in. And as it’s a Leap Year they will select husbands from among you. The cleric’s duty is always to lead from the front.”
If your not going to listen to me,
*@!* you guys I’m going home!
“I knew that telling them that all conversation with me had to be Latin would makes things go more quickly! I’m out of here!”
Now I will demonstrate Mass ad orientem.
Watch closely, because you are next.
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@*%Y&^$ Marini-Comparsa liturgy… Can anyone say Bishop Emeritus of Penguinus Antarcticus?
“It’s just a jump to the left.”
(Hearing a tune from an old Rankin/Bass animated special . . .)
“Put one foot in front of the o-ther and soon you’ll be walkin’ out the do-oo-or!”
(and onto the tribune overlooking a veritable ocean of adoring Faithful who have awaited your arrival. Viva la Papa!)
GREEN LIGHT!!
“Red rover, red rover send Benedict right over.”
You put your right foot in, you take your right foot out, you put your right foot in and you shake it all about, you do the Hokey Pokey….
Acting out a faith exercise, the Cardinals played “follow the Peter.”
Pasce oves meas!
Don’t worry Your Holiness — We are right behind you!
After 16+ attempts Pope Benedict displays the ‘Liturgical Line Dance’ to the Cardinals for next weeks Guinness Record attempt at the Paul VI Hall.
It’s freezing in here! Am I the only one who knows where the thermostat is?
“Okay – once more, let us bunny hop our Latin declensions! A! AE!…”*
True Story: My father taught high school Latin, English and Economics. He was an extremely popular instructor, and used to have his Latin students bunny hop around the room doing their declensions. :-)
In ICXC,
Gordo
“Oh-weee-oh…Marrr-shal plan.”
It’s against the Spirit of Vatican II, they said, it’ll make you look like some kind of king, they said, it’ll turn off the international media they said. WELL, I’M THE POPE AND I’LL USE THE SEDIA AND TIARA IF I WANT TO!
“It’s againzt za spirit of Vatican II” zey sai. “It vill make you look like zome kind of king”, zey sai. “It vont sit vell viz za internazional media”, zey sai. VELL, I AM ZA POPE AND I VILL USE ZA SEDIA AND TIARA IF I VANT!
“It’s againzt za spirit of Vatican II” zey sai. “It vill make you look like zome kind of king”, zey sai. “It vont sit vell viz za internazional media”, zey sai. VELL, I AM ZA POPE AND I VILL USE ZA SEDIA AND TIARA IF I VANT!
Sorry for the 3 posts. Something went horribly wrong with my computer…
“Good Bye!” or in Latin “Vale” or, being the gracious individual that our Pontifex Maximus is “Vade Mecum!”
Yuz guys can stand here and watch the big screen TV if you want. I’m going to the lounge and SIT DOWN; AND have a couple of beers — Bavarian, of course.
LAPS! HUT two three four HUT two three four HUT two three four
Holy Father, look at us. We’re a big candy cane!
How sad to see the Cardinals dressed in the modern way. O for the day when the traditional practice of them wearing their violet dress for Lent, not to mention their rose watered silk for Laetare and Gaudete Sundays.
How sad to see the Cardinals dressed in the modern way. O for the day when the traditional practice of them wearing their (winter) violet dress for Lent, not to mention their rose watered silk for Laetare and Gaudete Sundays.
(once he turns around)
Et tu Mahony!
“I still always get picked last….”
“What Idiots! Not one of them knows Latin!”
I never get tired of the “spanking machine”
“I may not be able to make you say the Old Mass, but I can make you chic whilst you say the New one”
Wade in the water …
“First, we play Follow the Leader. Then we will play Simon (Peter) Says.”