Early Morning Pondering
So it's Mother's Day, and FB saw fit to show me a picture of Pope Leo as a very young boy with his mother. Okay, so far, so good. A nice shot of a lovely woman with three nicely-dressed little boys.
Which led me to the realization that once a person becomes Pope, we never see pictures of him wearing anything but his white papal uniform.
Is he not allowed to wear anything else? Ever? Doesn't white after white after white get tiresome? Wouldn't he long for variety? Does he always have to be recognizable? Or are photographers forbidden from shooting him if he's in civilian clothing? Couldn't he wear a nice blue Oxford cloth shirt and a pair of khakis to go to the movies? What if he likes to spend his off-hours gardening -- wouldn't that white outfit get really dirty when he kneels down to plant some cucumber starts? Wouldn't that distress the nuns (or whoever) who manage his [boring, monochromatic] wardrobe? So many questions.
When I was eighteen, one night after work, some of the members of the typing pool went out to dinner at a now-defunct restaurant in Philadelphia called Tarellos, and then and there I learned the hard way that there are those of us who should never order spaghetti and meatballs if we are wearing a white blouse. Going to an Italian restaurant? Wear red. Or black. Or stick with the Alfredo. The Pope lives in Italy; he soon will find himself tired of the carbonara, doncha think?
Okay. That's it for today. Please don't attempt to answer my questions. Rather, see where your train of thought might go. Mine's been off the track for at least a half an hour and I have to get ready for church.
Comments
Interesting food for thought, though.
DS1 and DIL favor black, white, and shades of gray. We favor blues, greens, and all other colors for our decor.
Happy Mother's Day!
Hugs!
Lisa
Ceci
Years ago at a dinner party I was seated next to a Cardinal and we noticed that we had similar red satin shoes, which lead to an animated in-depth wardrobe comparison. Afterwards several other guests shared that they were very curious about what we were talking about with such verve. I never told.
Ceci