The Vatican

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 18 Jul 2007, 17:28

Just had a call from flearoy who is on interrail and in Rome. She is having a ball.

She is just back from the Vatican where they wouldn't let her in, as she had a skirt on and one can see her knees. This is despite letting ladies and gents with shorts on, in and letting her queue to get through security.So its not changed much since i was there in 1978. Pathetic.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 18 Jul 2007, 18:16

Does sound ridiculous, if as you say people wearing shorts were being allowed in

Just read this on a site which offers tours of the Vatican

There is a strictly-enforced dress code at the Vatican: knees and shoulders must be covered and men must wear full-length trousers.

...doesn't explain the shorts though

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 18 Jul 2007, 23:54

I'm surprised they let folk in shorts through

Knew they were a bit strict on the dress code as are the Greek Orthodox
Was vivsiting a GO chuch with sis a few years ago where we were all scrutinised by a wee gnarled man who would pull you aside and make you wear a sarong or shawl, whether you male or female, if he though you were not decorous enough
Gave me the biggest laugh of the holiday as a very large( bigger than me! ) German lady pushed through the crowds, wanting to be first in queue,only to be pulled aside and harranged in Greek for her plump knees on show

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 19 Jul 2007, 10:18

Porty wrote:Just had a call from flearoy who is on interrail and in Rome. She is having a ball.

She is just back from the Vatican where they wouldn't let her in, as she had a skirt on and one can see her knees. This is despite letting ladies and gents with shorts on, in and letting her queue to get through security.So its not changed much since i was there in 1978. Pathetic.

It's the catholic church, not Butlins. What do you expect?

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 19 Jul 2007, 10:40

Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Porty wrote:Just had a call from flearoy who is on interrail and in Rome. She is having a ball.

She is just back from the Vatican where they wouldn't let her in, as she had a skirt on and one can see her knees. This is despite letting ladies and gents with shorts on, in and letting her queue to get through security.So its not changed much since i was there in 1978. Pathetic.
It's the catholic church, not Butlins. What do you expect?

She should have disguised herself as a handsome boy. Or offered them some cash. Bet she would have got in then.

Nelson Hatstand · Post by **Nelson Hatstand** » 19 Jul 2007, 12:29

ecm wrote:
Nelson Hatstand wrote:
Porty wrote:Just had a call from flearoy who is on interrail and in Rome. She is having a ball.

She is just back from the Vatican where they wouldn't let her in, as she had a skirt on and one can see her knees. This is despite letting ladies and gents with shorts on, in and letting her queue to get through security.So its not changed much since i was there in 1978. Pathetic.
It's the catholic church, not Butlins. What do you expect?
She should have disguised herself as a handsome boy. Or offered them some cash. Bet she would have got in then.

Exactly. Or a nazi.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 19 Jul 2007, 12:55

...or a nun

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Jul 2007, 14:53

A handsome child like boy would have been a nap.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 19 Jul 2007, 19:50

I used to have a cassette of Victor Lewis-Smith posing as DJ Clint Rimmer auditioning over the phone to a nun in Vatican City for a job on Vatican Radio.

He had made up lots of hilariously inappropriate jingles for a proposed Sunday morning radio show and the poor woman on the other end of the phone was far too nice to hang up on him.

"Dominus Deus - which record will he play us?"

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