tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post7515643416605732871..comments2024-03-17T08:25:33.806+00:00Comments on Thoughts of Francis Turretin: Think of a Better Headline - Ecumenical Patriarch and PopeTurretinfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-53227520778621586562008-10-14T20:40:00.000+01:002008-10-14T20:40:00.000+01:00Those are all Orthodox patriarchs, metropolitans, ...Those are all Orthodox patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops and bishops.<BR/>The one with the cone-shaped mitre is the Pope and Patriarch of the Great City of Alexandria, Libya, the Pentapolis, Ethiopia and All Africa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-73675493695233494742008-10-14T18:39:00.000+01:002008-10-14T18:39:00.000+01:00Anonymous ... ok and ... compare this photo:link t...Anonymous ... ok and ... compare this photo:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.archons.org/photo-gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.ShowItem&g2_itemId=4078" REL="nofollow">link to photo</A> (caution to readers offended by icons allegedly of Christ)<BR/><BR/>They all managed to get suitably and similarly attired. There are several crowns there ... <BR/><BR/>-TurretinFanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-3175206649340908342008-10-14T18:34:00.000+01:002008-10-14T18:34:00.000+01:00The Patriarch is fully vested for liturgy, while t...The Patriarch is fully vested for liturgy, while the Pope is only wearing choir dress, and hence the difference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-92178696991594581472008-08-26T04:10:00.000+01:002008-08-26T04:10:00.000+01:00AG: That seems more likely.AG: That seems more likely.Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-78568136009365728062008-08-26T03:50:00.000+01:002008-08-26T03:50:00.000+01:00The photo doesn't appear to have taken place durin...The photo doesn't appear to have taken place during the liturgy, but maybe before or after.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353069946995823072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-59373685303567769852008-08-25T13:13:00.000+01:002008-08-25T13:13:00.000+01:00"Orthodox",Maybe you could be a bit more specific...."Orthodox",<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could be a bit more specific. In what part of the "divine liturgy" does the bishop kiss a non-Orthodox person?<BR/><BR/>I've seen a few liturgies, but I don't recall that part. Perhaps, since you have decided to treat us as children, you could spell it out a bit more.<BR/><BR/>-TurretinFanTurretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-35408939280014850602008-08-25T10:24:00.000+01:002008-08-25T10:24:00.000+01:00Little children, the Patriarch is wearing a crown ...Little children, the Patriarch is wearing a crown because the photo was taken during the divine liturgy. The Pope is not, because he is a visitor. If they'd met in Rome, the situation would be reversed.orthodoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09445301151975209564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-2719346486247145662008-08-25T01:22:00.000+01:002008-08-25T01:22:00.000+01:00Hey, I was traveling with my sons for the last cou...Hey, I was traveling with my sons for the last couple of days and now this one comes to mind to write after being in need myself! I can imagine him asking him where? Where???!!!! Hurry up man, where?!:<BR/><BR/>"Ah, Pope, ah, where did you say the toilet is? Sorry if I mess up your floor if I don't make it in time. Like you, I am growing old and my feet don't move as fast as I need them to now"! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-13484041367865053742008-08-23T20:49:00.000+01:002008-08-23T20:49:00.000+01:00A couple more popped into my head:EP: "Why, yes, n...A couple more popped into my head:<BR/><BR/>EP: "Why, yes, now that I have my glasses on, the folds of your ear <I>do</I> resemble the Chi-Rho!"<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>B-XVI: "So Levada says to me, he says, 'How'd you deal with Boff and Gutierrez?' so I says, 'better I should show you,' and I lean <I>way in</I> like this, see, and I show him my upper-cut across the ribs. Takes the wind right out Mike Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854620298988801571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-29052882520328418822008-08-23T17:33:00.000+01:002008-08-23T17:33:00.000+01:00I can just imagine Orbit gum making a commerical o...I can just imagine Orbit gum making a commerical out of this...any moment the Orbit girl will pop on screen with the "Dirty mouth? Clean it up with..."<BR/><BR/>But hey, the two are being Scriptural: Romans 16:16.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353069946995823072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-88930856430659057132008-08-23T17:17:00.000+01:002008-08-23T17:17:00.000+01:001) The kiss which wouldn't have happened in Septem...1) The kiss which wouldn't have happened in September of 1453.<BR/><BR/>2) New at Burlington Coat Factory, the Bishop line of apparel. Impress your co-workers at the next board meeting.<BR/><BR/>I can think of a few Mastercard "priceless" lines, but those are over done.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353069946995823072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-65910103879420857402008-08-23T14:47:00.000+01:002008-08-23T14:47:00.000+01:00What is coming out of the right hand side guy's mo...What is coming out of the right hand side guy's mouth? Look weird!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-64247401463601531112008-08-23T04:13:00.000+01:002008-08-23T04:13:00.000+01:00It's too bad that some people can only find humor ...It's too bad that some people can only find humor in being mean-spirited. <BR/><BR/>Here is my offering:<BR/><BR/>EP: Did you see those caps that the Rev. White was wearing on YouTube the other day?<BR/><BR/>B16: Yeah, they are almost as cool as what we get to wear!<BR/><BR/>God bless!Paul Hofferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09182683665344747977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-88095822358168519912008-08-23T03:05:00.000+01:002008-08-23T03:05:00.000+01:00I don't have a headline, but a couple of blurbs:EP...I don't have a headline, but a couple of blurbs:<BR/><BR/>EP: Ah, Holy Orthdoxy is not what it used to be, Pope.<BR/><BR/>Pope: Brother, don't lose hope. It could be much worse...you could be PROTESTANT!<BR/><BR/>Ok, not that funny, but witty? :-)<BR/><BR/>OR...<BR/>EP: Don't even THINK I'm about to kiss your ring.<BR/><BR/>Pope: Don't worry...I'm too afraid it'll get lost in your beard!<BR/><BR/Pierre Saikaleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409964448078910855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-75996735236335148812008-08-23T00:38:00.000+01:002008-08-23T00:38:00.000+01:00"Your beard smells of a good kind of aftershave, Y..."Your beard smells of a good kind of aftershave, Your Excellency" (or whatever he's called.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-2138397786925055772008-08-22T20:04:00.000+01:002008-08-22T20:04:00.000+01:00No, Michael. Naugty would be suggesting the headl...No, Michael. Naugty would be suggesting the headline:<BR/><BR/>"Little did the EP know, the pope was <B>already</B> a vampire."Turretinfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01802277110253897379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-45599421798495041172008-08-22T19:54:00.000+01:002008-08-22T19:54:00.000+01:00I don't know about the picture but I do know that ...I don't know about the picture but I do know that when I was attending a real lavish dinner at the Washington D.C. Vatican facilities one evening, the paintings on the wall were "real" and very very expensive. I know because I studied in art school some of those artist's works and their philosophy and in fact I was surprised to see artist's work hanging on the wall that I had studed before! Now IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-3886292008716684832008-08-22T18:33:00.000+01:002008-08-22T18:33:00.000+01:001) Holy Kiss misses its mark, as does their theolo...1) Holy Kiss misses its mark, as does their theology<BR/><BR/>2) I like your crown, where did you get it? I stole it from Christ.Seth McBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765679934165890595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21597890.post-2658754106226813822008-08-22T17:08:00.000+01:002008-08-22T17:08:00.000+01:00Option 1) "Yeah, It's called a 'Bedazzler.'" Optio...Option 1) "Yeah, It's called a 'Bedazzler.'" <BR/><BR/>Option 2) "Did you see Rowan? PLEASE, with those eyebrows... I almost died."<BR/><BR/>Option 3) "No, but seriously: could I take the BMW out for a spin? It's not like you're picking up the ladies with it."<BR/><BR/>(Funny is funny.)Mike Burgesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00854620298988801571noreply@blogger.com