(From a discussion Dan and I were having last night on the pope getting....)
Dan: ...what do you do to the pope, anyway?
Me: Popify him?
Dan: That's a joke, right?
Me: Well, how should I know? I'm not Catholic. Maybe he gets poped.
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Funny, yes, but I feel like I should apologize to all the Catholics out there for my appalling ignorance. This is nearly as bad as the time I went to my cousin's Catholic wedding and asked my dad why people kept dipping their fingers in the birdbath.
Dan: ...what do you do to the pope, anyway?
Me: Popify him?
Dan: That's a joke, right?
Me: Well, how should I know? I'm not Catholic. Maybe he gets poped.
***
Funny, yes, but I feel like I should apologize to all the Catholics out there for my appalling ignorance. This is nearly as bad as the time I went to my cousin's Catholic wedding and asked my dad why people kept dipping their fingers in the birdbath.
posted at 10:13 AM on 04/21/05
by kat -
Category: General
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Liadnan wrote:
They're using "inaugurate" on the BBC site. "Crown" (given he's a head of state, even if John XXIII did ditch the tiara) and "consecrate" (as Bishop of Rome) are probably better.
04/21/05 10:52 AM
Christine wrote:
I had the honor of attending a Catholic wedding once too... i don't remember the bird bath as much as I remember feeling my knees ache the next day. Kneel, stand, kneel, stand...
04/29/05 12:32 AM