My own son using the phrase "cross the Tiber" to mean convert? See http://www.canonlaw.info/2007/05...lic- church.html

Has no man's dagger here a point for me?
Edward Peters | Homepage | 09.24.07 - 9:53 am | #

What's the other side of the Huron look like?
Franklin Jennings | 09.24.07 - 11:03 am | #

Hmmm. Well, looking around, in sloshy shoes through mud-stained glasses, it looks, it looks, yup, I knew it, it looks exactly like the other side did.
Edward Peters | Homepage | 09.24.07 - 11:15 am | #

I was waiting for people to notice the fact that I labeled the post simply "ecumenism." :P
AmericanPapist | Homepage | 09.24.07 - 11:47 am | #

And properly labeled, too. Now that's true ecumenism.

Also, Thom, don't you see your father is in pain? You should publicly apologize.
Nutcrazical | 09.24.07 - 12:51 pm | #

Maybe I'm trying to claim some sort of secret pre-conversion preceded his public one? C'mon people - conspiracy! ;)
AmericanPapist | Homepage | 09.24.07 - 1:24 pm | #

I've heard this as both "crossing the Tiber" and "swimming the Tiber."

Two questions: Wouldn't "Crossing the Rubicon" make more sense that "Crossing the Tiber?" . . . not that either one makes sense, but at least with the Rubicon you have the image of Caesar entering Rome, as opposed to swimming in one of its rivers.

Second question: Cant' we put our heads together and come up with a better metaphor?

That is all.
brassband | 09.24.07 - 6:31 pm | #

An Anglican said to the Bhuddist:

"What's it like on the other side of the Tiber?"

The Bhuddist replies:

"You ARE on the other side of the Tiber."
Mike A. | 09.25.07 - 7:22 pm | #

For a second I thought that last line read: "You ARE the other side of the tiber." :)
AmericanPapist | Homepage | 09.27.07 - 1:25 am | #