Ummm… not yet, Your Holiness.
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“It is not the time, we’ll beat’em later”
Only YOU can prevent “the parachute effect.”
“If I but touch his clothes, I shall be cured.”
“Who touched me? … Somebody hath touched me; for I know that virtue is gone out from me.”
Wait up Your Holiness! Your going to fast!
My caption is for the next frame when the Pontiff’s secretary lets go:
“The Pope says . . .”
“I’m right behind you, boss!”
‘The Holy Father will not appear on the front cover of newspapers with his cape blown about his head. No. Not on my watch.’
For saftey, everyone must choose a “buddy.” “I pick the Holy Father!”
“Red rover red rover let His Holiness come over!”
“Ok, NOW you can go, Holiness!”
That’s the last time I’ll use superglue to fix that unraveling seam…
You can dress him up, but . . . . (kidding!)
Holy Father, Holy Father … she’s blowing kisses at me now!
“Langsam Big Boy”
“Whoa, whoa, whoa. SLOOOOW down. The pastries and coffee are back that way…”
Darn, ran out of wet-naps.. hmm.. oh well, no one will notice..
“Don’t Let Go the Coat.”
Secretary, thinking to himself: “Oh, good, the Gentlemen of the Papal Household remembered to pick up the dry cleaning and return this much nicer water-marked silk soutane rather than that nasty polyester blend Marini used to try to make him wear.”
When one is in a congo line with the Holy Father, one does not put one’s hand on his shoulder…
“Don’t worry; I got your back.”
“Holy Father, I know it’s a liturgical dancer, but we’ll have to get ’em latter…”
“I do NOT remember this as being part of the job description…”
It’s ok, we have RESERVED seats.
Please Holy Father, may I accompany you so as to observe whilst you straighten out the cafeteria Catholics? It would be such a blessing to witness that!
“Don’t attack Father Z just ’cause he gets his news from Fox.”
I’ve heard of coattails, but shouldertails?
“One tug, und ze birsday cake is chocolate.
Two, it is anchel food.
Three, und zey’ve stuck me mit white cake again.”
“One tug, und ze birsday cake is German chocolate.
Two, it is anchel food.
Three, und zey’ve stuck me mit white cake again.”
“One tug for white cake, Holy Father. It’s always white cake.”
“Papa, what is this Fabric!? I must have it!!”
I’m reminded of a tradition from WWII where it was considered good luck to touch the collar (the long flap on the back) of a sailor’s uniform.
Some collar . . . some luck!
Fr. Z., did you see the picture of the Holy Father blowing out the candle on his birthday cake at the White house?
Mom, is that a Seeing-Eye Rottweiler?
You don’t tug on Benedict’s cape,
You don’t spit into the wind,
You don’t pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger,
And Sodano shouldn’t mess with him…
…”Holy Father, can you ask the President if there is a bathroom nearby? ..and..huurrrry!! Dang…I knew.. I never shoulda eaten those 6 Weinersnitchels on Shepherd One!
“Stand up straight, make a good impression.”
“No, wait, Your Holiness, they’ve gone into the fire swamp, they needn’t trouble you any longer.”
Who needs a seeing-eye dog when you’ve got the German Shepherd.
Holding! Five-yard penalty! Still first down!
“Gosh, there are a lot of people here. I better hold on to Papa’s shirt* so I don’t get lost”
*i know it’s not a shirt but can’t think of the word right now..
What was a horrid picture was Nancy Pelosi kissing the Pope’s ring:
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Keep your eyes on the pictures to the right.
If it works with tablecloths… .
Holy Father don’t take cardinal Mahoney’s head off, the cameras are running
whoa, and to think he is in his 80’s, slow down
No levitating in public, Holy Father.
Talk about handlers in the Vatican!