Novus Ordo: Nuncio Plays Tarzan
Archbishop Nicola Girasoli, 66, Apostolic Nuncio to Slovakia, presided at an open-air Eucharist in his native Ruvo, Italy, wearing a chasuble of artificial leopard skin without alb or stole, but with a mitre that didn't match his carnival costume.
The pictures (below) were released by Ruvo Cathedral on September 7.
Under Benedict XVI, who made him a bishop, Girasoli wore the cope when becoming an honorary member of a Rotary Club.
Under the current Vatican regime, however, the reverse is true: the more of a clown you are, the better your career prospects.
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