Monday, April 18, 2005

Iron Pope?

Iron_Pope.jpgAm I the only one who thinks it would be a really good idea to elect the next Pope using a competition similar to that on the Iron Chef cooking show? Imagine if you will...

Papal candidates have one hour in which to prepare and deliver a Mass, counsel a member of the flock in distress, and make some vital diplomatic decisions on behalf of the Vatican (like declaring war on Italy or something). Topics of the Mass, counseling, and diplomacy will be revealed at the beginning of the 60 minutes. In the tradition of Iron Chef, four judges will be chosen who look good on screen but have nothing to do with Catholicism (well, okay, maybe one can be a religion critic, if they have such a thing) and will decide who did the best job and managed not to have a heart attack. Points will be awarded based on doctrine, handling of the issues, and their appearance as they race to and fro wearing a huge hat (also called a mitre). WHOSE FAITH WINS THE RACE?!?

Then, they could televise it and make a fortune on the merchandising, to say nothing of bloopers! The possibilities are endless...

Chairman Kaga, as he is called on the show, is already dressed for the part, as you can see to the right. All I added was the hat! Hey, I wonder if he's Catholic...

Gotta go call the Vatican and CBS! Alle Communion!

1 comments:

Ricky said...

Sorry Rollin, I didn't get that message forwarded to The VC (that's Vatican City) in time. Oh well, maybe our grandkids will be a little more on the ball next time.