09-15-2007, 05:55 AM
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John Bear
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And speaking of nakedness and eros and Christianity . . .
. . . one of the things that I have long wondered about are the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Vatican Museum. The originals were of course all naked. But later-day Popes had fig leaves installed to cover the private parts of the men, but not the boys. And what of the teenagers? Some yes, some no. How did this happen. I can envision the Pope marching up and down the aisle, pointing at each one: "Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. Hmmmm, what do you think Cardinal Benotti?"
Tue May 15, 2007 2:27 am
Abner
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John Bear wrote:
And speaking of nakedness and eros and Christianity . . .
. . . one of the things that I have long wondered about are the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Vatican Museum. The originals were of course all naked. But later-day Popes had fig leaves installed to cover the private parts of the men, but not the boys. And what of the teenagers? Some yes, some no. How did this happen. I can envision the Pope marching up and down the aisle, pointing at each one: "Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. Hmmmm, what do you think Cardinal Benotti?"
I found myself wondering that on my visit there. Hmmm.
Abner
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Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige's wall there was this one: "Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented , "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."
Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai
Tue May 15, 2007 2:52 am
John Bear
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Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Posts: 1046
Location: California
And speaking of nakedness and eros and Christianity . . .
. . . one of the things that I have long wondered about are the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Vatican Museum. The originals were of course all naked. But later-day Popes had fig leaves installed to cover the private parts of the men, but not the boys. And what of the teenagers? Some yes, some no. How did this happen. I can envision the Pope marching up and down the aisle, pointing at each one: "Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. Hmmmm, what do you think Cardinal Benotti?"
Tue May 15, 2007 2:27 am
Abner
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Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Posts: 835
Location: California
John Bear wrote:
And speaking of nakedness and eros and Christianity . . .
. . . one of the things that I have long wondered about are the ancient Greek and Roman sculptures in the Vatican Museum. The originals were of course all naked. But later-day Popes had fig leaves installed to cover the private parts of the men, but not the boys. And what of the teenagers? Some yes, some no. How did this happen. I can envision the Pope marching up and down the aisle, pointing at each one: "Yes. Yes. No. Yes. No. Hmmmm, what do you think Cardinal Benotti?"
I found myself wondering that on my visit there. Hmmm.
Abner
_________________
Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige's wall there was this one: "Matters of great concern should be treated lightly." Master Ittei commented , "Matters of small concern should be treated seriously."
Hagakure, The Book of the Samurai
Tue May 15, 2007 2:52 am