OMG!!! The Devil does wear Prada!!!
The Pope wears Prada, but the Dali Lama shops at Payless...
Hello my precious babies (thanx Little Casey Lopez, I love this greeting), when one contrasts the Catholic church with Tibetan Buddhism, one finds many startling differences. For one, Avalokitesvara (the bodisattva of compassion and a holy being in Buddhism) is reincarnated and walks the Earth to help humankind (the holy Dali Lama is the present reincarnation), whereas Jesus, Christianity's top man, is expected to return, not as a reincarnation but rather as his own self, during the last days to bring about justice and terror into the hearts of malefactors everywhere (reincarnation is NOT cool in Christianity, heaven does not recycle).
Another big difference between the two faiths is more sartorial in nature. The humble and holy Dali Lama wears sensible and cheap shoes, in keeping with his high degree of enlightenment. Bad boy Benedict, on the other hand, is a super-cool daddy-o wearing Gucci KKK-style hats, Dolce and Gabbana cassocks, and fabulous Dorothy-style-ruby-slippers Prada red shoes... two snaps up for the Holy Pontiff.
When I was a little boy, and I have to admit that was a loooooong time ago, we were told that Catholic holy men took vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty. Mmmm, the church sure is undergoing some major reassessments of their policy. What Benedict needs is to cool it with the accessories. A demure diamond necklace would've been preferable to that big stick of his... or is it a magic wand?
posted by Humble Servant at
7:26 AM
4 Comments:
If you think the red shoes are fabulous, you should see the hat he wore for Christmas. I shopped for it on the web, but alas, it was tailored especially for His Holiness.
As is always the case in Catholicism, there are distinct technicalities. For instance, it is only the Religious Order Priests, as well as the Brothers and Sisters, who take the Vows of Poverty, Chastity, and Obedience. They are allowed only a few personal possessions; all other household property is said to be held in common, or shared. Thus, these priests would only be allowed a single pair of Prada shoes, and they would have to take turns wearing them. That could be pretty disguisting after awhile.
On the other hand, Benedict, as Bishop of Rome, is head of the entire church. But he trends to the Diocesean, meaning he promises only celibicy and obedience to the bishop. Celibacy means forsaking marriage, and here is where things get tricky (and for some, sticky). Also, since Benedict is the head of the Church, he only needs to be obedient to God.
The best part of being Diocean, however, is you dispense with the vow of poverty. As a result, you get to live in a palace and have your very own private Prada collection.
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Stevie Wonder, at 6:40 PM
White socks with red shoes...is that acceptable?
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Humble Servant, at 4:34 AM
forgive my outburst... I was just incensed that the pope would spend a fortune in shoes when there are people starving in poor countries... also, I can't support the notion that the pope has carnal knowledge of youths... that's just wront
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Humble Servant, at 4:46 AM
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