I #gatti liberi di Roma sono stati dichiarati dal Comune cittadini a tutti gli effetti: sono patrimonio bioculturale della Capitale e custodi dei luoghi in cui prediligono vivere (condomini, giardini e parchi pubblici, cimiteri, siti archeologici, ospedali, caserme, ville). Alla Piramide li si può vedere ciondolare tra i vialetti del cimitero degli artisti e dei poeti (detto anche “cimitero acattolico”). Analoga situazione al Verano, dove vengono chiamati “guardiani della pace”, perché vigilano e custodiscono gelosamente il luogo dove riposano i personaggi che hanno caratterizzato la città eterna sotto il profilo storico, culturale, cinematografico ed artistico degli ultimi due secoli.
Quick translation!
The free cats of Rome have been recognized as full-fledged citizens by the Comune: they are part of the biocultural heritage of the city and guardians of the places they prefer to live in (apartment buildings, gardens and public parks, graveyards, archeological sites, hospitals, police stations, villas). They can be seen sitting around at Piramide, in the Protestant Cemetery, or Cemetery of Artists and Poets. A similar situation can be found at the Verano Cemetery, where the cats are called “guardians of peace”, because they jealously watch over the place where the defining figures of Rome’s history and culture of the last two centuries are resting.
Fun fact: in the Italian dub of The Aristocats, Thomas O’Malley is “Romeo er mejo der Colosseo“ (Romeo the best of the Colosseum) and he speaks in a distinct Roman accent.
what if a catholic priest were to just bless the entire ocean would it turn the entire thing into holy water or do priests have an effective blessing range? does that range increase based on your level? can the pope bless the entire ocean?
so technically any priest could, but shouldn’t for pooping reasons.
source: my brother is in his 4th year of study at a catholic seminary, and referred to one of his professors.
my observations on the right wing of Jean Fouquet’s Melun Diptych:
all the “babies” in this (i.e., cherubim and Jesus) are just middle-aged heads scaled down and grafted onto bodies that look like those sand-filled stress balloon things. all of them look world-weary and slightly angry
the red cherub above Jesus is staring directly at the viewer like it’s in The Office
the red cherub on the bottom left is really weirdly shiny (compare with shading on the one on the bottom right) which is probably due to the placement of the light source but it still makes their leg look like a giant earthworm
Madonna is supposed to be sitting on a throne but nothing about her posture or the shading on her robe suggests that her legs are actually bent
where is the cherub on the bottom right putting its hand and why is it giving Jesus the stink-eye
the shading on Madonna’s left boob doesn’t change at all when crossing between her skin and her corset which suggests that the corset actually has a perfect hemispherical cup of rigid material at that exact location, roughly a quarter inch from her armpit
you know that post going round about the girl who’s friends with crows and ravens? here’s an article about her and it is DELIGHTful
One time it was a tiny piece of metal with the word “best” printed on it. “I don’t know if they still have the part that says ‘friend’,” Gabi laughs, amused by the thought of a crow wearing a matching necklace.
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