RonJonSurfer Posted August 28, 2008 Report Share Posted August 28, 2008 Nun Beauty Contest Canceled "It was not at all my intention to put nuns on the catwalk," said Father Antonio Rungi, a priest of the Passionists religious order. ROME (Reuters) - An Italian priest who had planned an online "pageant" for nuns has suspended the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of putting sisters on a beauty catwalk. "My superiors were not happy. The local bishop was not happy, but they did not understand me either," Father Antonio Rungi told Reuters by telephone from his convent in southern Italy Tuesday. "It was not at all my intention to put nuns on the catwalk," said Rungi, a priest of the Passionists religious order, speaking from his convent in the town of Mondragone. Rungi's idea appeared in newspapers around the world after he wrote of a contest for nuns on his blog, called by some "Sister Italy 2008." "It was interpreted as more of a physical thing. Now, no-one is saying that nuns can't be beautiful, but I was thinking about something more complete," he said. He said his concept for the contest, in which nuns would vote for themselves on his blog, would include attributes such as their spirituality, social awareness, charity and other qualities. Rungi wrote in his blog that his intention was to show "the interior beauty" of a nun and the work she does for the Church and for society, mostly in education and health care. "We have to draw more attention to the world of nuns, who are often not sufficiently appreciated by society," he wrote, adding that he had hoped his initiative would help boost sagging vocations to religious lie. "Many monasteries in Italy are dying because of a lack of religious vocations," he wrote. Rungi said he received a lot of calls of support but also many sharp emails by people who attacked him for wanting to create a Miss Italy-style event. "Some of them were really nasty," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 29, 2008 Report Share Posted August 29, 2008 Love the headline ! :guitar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Priests have blogs now?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Love the headline ! :guitar: Me too!! But we know RonJon is a Master Headliner... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted August 30, 2008 Report Share Posted August 30, 2008 Priests have blogs now?..... Not only that, but the priests at the Notre Dame Basilica offer their sermons as podcasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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