Crazy Cast of Cardinals - Page 3

Pious · #31 Apr 17, '05, 11:43 pm

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Originally Posted by chicago

Anyone want to try your hand at a caption?

And this is my impression of a teapot..

chicago · #32 Apr 18, '05, 12:00 am

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Originally Posted by mtr01

I told you the Eagles were gonna lose the Superbowl...now pay up!

OOOOO.. that one was good!

chicago · #33 Apr 18, '05, 12:04 am

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Originally Posted by Lovez4God

Let's just hope God has a good sense humor on this.

Anyway, we should be more productive right now discussing more religious matters, as the cardinals are about to enter into the conclave.

God bless.

You know, the cardinals just could be having a toga party tonight!

chicago · #34 Apr 18, '05, 12:06 am

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Originally Posted by Pious

And this is my impression of a teapot..

And that one was even better!

chicago · #35 Apr 18, '05, 12:23 am

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Originally Posted by piscotikus

"So, we only get 2 votes a day??"

Actually, before he left for Rome, Cardinal George reminded the congregation at the cathedral that he will be the first native Chicagoan to vote in a papal election.... and that he plans to do us proud by upholding our reputation of voting more than once!

romano · #36 Apr 18, '05, 1:25 am

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Originally Posted by Joseph Bilodeau

They're not posing.

They are relating to each other, but not strangely. They are talking.

Couldn't do what better? Talk? Possibly so. The Cardinals are well educated, erudite men

Sure. I agree. It's just a good picture. I don't see any "posing" going on here. Maybe chicago should take a Rorschach ink blot test.

Ghosty · #37 Apr 18, '05, 2:08 am

I don't think he was saying that they were posing, just that the the positions and facial expressions they have are amusingly contrasting with one another.

C'mon people, sit down with a pint and enjoy a good laugh. As another poster noted, God DID create the platypus

chicago · #38 Apr 18, '05, 3:07 am

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Originally Posted by romano

Sure. I agree. It's just a good picture. I don't see any "posing" going on here. Maybe chicago should take a Rorschach ink blot test.

My use of the word "pose" ought not to be taken to a literalist sense of "striking a pose" as if for intentional effect of public presentation. The subjects are, simply, captured by photography in particular "postures", thus they are (by their very gestures and expressions) "posed" and "posing", albeit accidentally to the picture.

I bet that they'd get a chuckle out of this thread, BTW!

chicago · #39 Apr 18, '05, 3:26 am

I suppose that part of the inherant humor of the photo is also how it somehow encapsulates something of the personality (or stereotypes) of each of these prelates. Seeing as how they are all Americans to whom most here can readily relate, it's interesting to see them interacting in such an informal way as here depicted. This leads one to imagine just how that conversation may have been playing out.

You have Cardinal George who seems to be ethereal and talking over everybody's head as the intellectual leader of the U.S. heirarchy. Cardinal Rigali who is often seen as somewhat serious and stern with his low baritone and all, is intently and almost conflictedly staring, critiquing or trying to grasp what's being spoken. The kindly Cardinal McCarrick is just smiling away. And Cardinal Mahoney, well just looking a little sick or something with sagging muscles to show his age, yet here thinly towering over the rest in his appearing stature.

There's something ironically "true" about that depiction and the interplay which seems to be going on, even if it was not (and perhaps all the more so if it was not compositionally) intended. In that lies a certain inteligent humor.

Now I'm done 'splainin', Ricky!

st_felicity · #40 Apr 18, '05, 4:50 am

Pious does not mean always serious. Shees...some people need to have a good belly laugh--there's nothing disrespectful here. Our wonderful Pope has died, we look with hope and joy to the next successor of Peter--Check out Psalms 126 and remember Ecc. 3:4 "...a time to weep, a time to laugh..." lighten up...or at least take off that hair shirt.

icequeen · #41 Apr 18, '05, 8:48 pm

I'm laughing so hard I'm crying.

icequeen · #42 Apr 18, '05, 8:52 pm

Now, let me explain this one more time, we three have an alliance, we will not vote each other off the island, I mean the conclave...

mtr01 · #43 Apr 18, '05, 8:58 pm

You're starting to put on some weight there, Justin. (I wonder if I press his belly, will he giggle like the pillsbury dough boy? hmm...)

threej_lc · #44 Apr 18, '05, 9:39 pm

George: Have you heard about the Catholic Answers Forum's adopt a cardinal program? I was adopted by threej_lc! Who do YOU have praying for you?

:-D Had to plug myself.

Josh

Mike · #45 Apr 19, '05, 4:54 am

Now, hand over your listening devices and your red skull cap!