AmericanPapist Comments
Great Caption, though they are Midshipman and not active duty U.S. Navy.
"Bertone, Bertone, zhis is cool. Vhy don't we have a navy anymore?"
"Your Holiness, we no longer have a shore."
"Ach. I zee. Vhy don't you do zomezhing about zhat?"
Midshipmen? To me, they look like Rome City Police troopers (Vigili Urbani), down to the golden imperial eagle on the cap.
While Pope Benedict was used to crowds' displays of affection, he was taken aback when one crowd all wore white in honor of him.
Yet another LOL moment from the AP! You are so very clever. Guess that's what studying all the way to a master's gets one - a quick wit and an excellent sense of humor! Thanks for the laughter today....
(O yes, and a prayer has been dispatched for your Jordan bound friend.)
How do you keep your whites so bright?
I'm sorry, but with all the cameras it looks more like the Japanese Navy to me! "Your Holiness, could you move over to the left? Yamasaki in the back wants a good shot!"
"Only if you promise not to ALL use flash! Ve could go blind!"
Under his breath, Papa Benedetto utters a prayer hoping that they will not start singing The Village People song "In the Navy".
Father:
Ancient Chinese secret.
Midshipman with his hand up: "Holy Father! On the count of three say, 'motu proprio now!'"
"World leaders scrambled to react, and financial markets reeled today when the pope, in a stunning move, revealed a long-hidden plot to reconstitute the once-formidable Papal Navy.
"'I knew it! I knew it!' Jack Chick was quoted saying.
"The Foreign Office in Ankara could not be reached for comment."
Those are not USA Navy covers. Nor are they USNA midshipmen. Looks like some South American Navy, maybe Paraguay.
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