tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post5266889618891381945..comments2023-06-16T16:08:23.446+01:00Comments on Edinburgh Housewife: Photo Snapping PriestsMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-24569229142820618642015-10-06T02:04:21.688+01:002015-10-06T02:04:21.688+01:00The priest in the upper right corner with what loo...The priest in the upper right corner with what looks like an iPhone is my former spiritual director.hip2bsquarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260377586046285251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-16818496635214843612015-09-30T14:17:40.247+01:002015-09-30T14:17:40.247+01:00Okay did some googling and found the actual selfie...Okay did some googling and found the actual selfie... Probably not the best idea, although that was the insensing at the beginning of Mass, so technically the liturgy hadn't begun yet. Perhaps I have a bit too much sympathy, having sung for both Papal Masses and I too tried to discreetly snap some pictures. The overwhelming joy and excitement was electric in the Basilica and brought me to tears. It's not an excuse, but we have all been so trained to document our lives through Instagram, blogging, Facebook, etc. it's no wonder it was our first impluse. Also, I had an overwhelming desire to somehow share the experience with my family, who was all far away. In hindsight, a grainy cell phone picture probably didn't capture much, but it's a reminder of a day that for me was full of wonderful blessings. Singer from Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-14684737359775627282015-09-30T14:09:21.278+01:002015-09-30T14:09:21.278+01:00I'm confused... How is that picture a selfie?I'm confused... How is that picture a selfie? Singer from Phillynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-6409381562572114962015-09-28T18:24:46.771+01:002015-09-28T18:24:46.771+01:00Oh, er, actually, the Selfie Priest must have been...Oh, er, actually, the Selfie Priest must have been up near the altar when he took that photo. Dear, dear, dear. Of course, I am not sure when "concelebration" actually begins. It seems to me that I didn't take a single course in liturgy in theology school. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-71071624493152727172015-09-28T17:46:07.657+01:002015-09-28T17:46:07.657+01:00I feel sorry for him because he has been identifie...I feel sorry for him because he has been identified, and these other chaps haven't. Father Selfie looks very silly and provided a bad example to the kids of the world, but at least he wasn't actually concelebrating when he took the photo. <br /><br />But I'm upset, too. This is where all the TLM goers of the entire world chime in, "It couldn't have happened at a TLM!" The offender Iwho?) would be thumped by the outraged MC (not Marky Mark, mind you) with a thurible. Bonk. Mrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670426779858438488.post-20278297957053487282015-09-28T16:56:22.874+01:002015-09-28T16:56:22.874+01:00I wouldn't feel sorry. There was a picture ta...I wouldn't feel sorry. There was a picture taken later that showed most of the priests having their phones out. Maybe they need to appoint the liturgical phone confiscator. It's funny, too, because about 10+-ish years ago, one of the priests at my parish went to Rome and he came back with a photo he snapped of the Pope (John Paul at the time). He said they weren't allowed to take pictures, but he snuck one anyways - this was not during a Mass, but the public audience or something. <br />I'm actually rather upset about this, beyond how irreverent it is, but also just the lack of decorum. Truthfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00937672867378660928noreply@blogger.com