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#1354508
Siberia
We defend that women should not wear pants.
... naughty.
12/5/2011 3:42:29 AM
#1354509
agrf
hhahahah givin him the attention he deserves
12/5/2011 3:51:14 AM
#1354510
Tracer Bullet
That's ok. She probably thought the dress Ratinger was wearing was enough for both.
12/5/2011 3:55:02 AM
#1354514
Prager
So, women should go commando when they meet the pope?
As much as I respect Angela Merkel, the thought of her going commando is just very very disturbing and wrong.
12/5/2011 4:01:22 AM
#1354515
Swede
That's strange, most times I've seen her on TV, she has been wearing a skirt.
What is this rigorous protocol, and why does it concern non-Catholics?
Sure, out of common curtesy I would not wear shorts and bare sholders in front of the Pope, but I would also not wear a mini-skirt.
Jesus, a man as far as I know, is often portrayed as wearing a robe, which is more like a dress than a pair of pants. The Pope, a man, also wears a kind of robe.
I.e. women wearing pants means women are not dressing as men.
12/5/2011 4:01:31 AM
#1354519
erlando
Hi. This is the 21st century calling. Please join the rest of us.
12/5/2011 4:16:49 AM
#1354526
Argle Bargle
Don't wear pants in the presence of the Pope.
I'll be sure to heed that advice should I ever find myself in the presence of His Holiness.
EDIT: Also, don't put tiling backgrounds on websites.
12/5/2011 4:36:16 AM
#1354527
freako104
While I generally find women sexier in skirts and dresses, there is nothing, not a damn thing, wrong with a woman in pants.
12/5/2011 4:37:46 AM
#1354530
Diatryma
I should hope the Pope has other things to worry about. Besides, this IS the 21st century.
12/5/2011 4:42:08 AM
#1354533
Percy Q. Shunn
I would like to think the pope would be more concerned about his church condoning child molestation. Hell, I would think you should be concerned about that as well.
12/5/2011 4:49:50 AM
#1354534
Big Jilm
I'm all for women dropping their pants, but only under the condition that they want to :)
12/5/2011 4:53:15 AM
#1354544
toby_in_manchester
As a German, I am slightly worried by someone telling my Head of Government to not wear pants when talking to the Pope, a fellow German; however, since I respect neither the Pope nor Merkel, it is real just slight worry ;)
12/5/2011 5:27:56 AM
#1354546
Kulgur
Well, the pope decided to wear a dress before meeting with a Head of Government, why shouldn't Merkel be allowed to wear trousers?
12/5/2011 5:45:48 AM
#1354547
checkmate
"A woman shall not wear anything that pertains to a man, nor shall a man put on a woman's garment; for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD your God." (Deut 22:5).
I'm pretty sure that's what she's referring to.
However, I can't find the passage in the Bible that mentions pants as a specifically male item of clothing.
Until now I thought this crap was reserved for Southern Baptist and Fly-Over-State fundies. Live and learn.
12/5/2011 5:46:28 AM
#1354548
D Laurier
Women should where whatever they dammed well please....
The pope is just another cult leader, deserving no special protocol beyond a luggage check at the airport to make sure he isn't smuggling kiddyporn
12/5/2011 6:02:47 AM
#1354549
Pretty rich from a man in a dress.
12/5/2011 6:08:27 AM
#1354551
Matante
And I suppose that if a different religious leader visited, she should have worn a burka?
A political leader is AT LEAST an equal to a religious leader, and look, even the pope seems to have figured this out!
12/5/2011 6:16:51 AM
#1354554
rebel
I never really understood this need to assign a specific gender to a particular item of clothing. It's all unnatural to begin with. Sort of seems arbitrary to me.
In any case, wtf?
12/5/2011 6:19:28 AM
#1354557
Mister Spak
"Don't wear pants, but especially if you will be before the Pope."
Yes, we know about catholic clerics and their desire to remove pants.
12/5/2011 6:25:21 AM
#1354558
rubber chicken
Because you never know when the pope might need sudden access to your genitals.
12/5/2011 6:28:18 AM
#1354574
Hertzyscowicz
On with yer kilts, lads, we're off to see the pope!
12/5/2011 6:55:35 AM
#1354575
Huckster Sam
I'd like to vote this is the best fundie quote for out of context mining.
12/5/2011 7:01:03 AM
#1354576
Brendan Rizzo
There are protocols on how one should dress before the Pope, that are more specific than they are for receiving any other influential head of state? I think Ms. Jordan pulled them out of her ass.
So the Catholic Church evidently condemns women wearing pants, but does not condemn the Pope, who is always a man, wearing what is very clearly a dress? Me confused.
12/5/2011 7:01:47 AM
#1354578
Doubting Thomas
Yeah because the pope doesn't want to be the only one wearing a dress.
Sorry, but the pope was visiting Germany. When in Rome, do what the Romans do. When in Germany, do what the Germans do. There's no reason the chancellor of Germany should have to put on a dress because the Pope is coming for a visit.
12/5/2011 7:08:42 AM
#1354582
aaa
Oh no, ARTICLES OF CLOTHING THAT ARE PRACTICAL.
12/5/2011 7:13:18 AM
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