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bettyellen

(47,209 posts) Wed May 24, 2017, 03:06 AM May 2017

Melania asked the pope to bless a gold rosary and he did and Ivanka wore [View all]

A bizarre stiff modern and coarse fishnet black bridal veil that came to her shoulders. And Melania wore loads of black lace like a sexy widow- for a meeting at 8:30 am with the pope.

Whoa!

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Melania asked the pope to bless a gold rosary and he did and Ivanka wore [View all] bettyellen May 2017 OP

And the pope gave him this huge bas relief mandala plaque of PEACE bettyellen May 2017 #1

It is normal that women wear black veils to meet the pope. Also normal applegrove May 2017 #2

I know but these "veils" looked like a British or soap opera funeral - so OTT bettyellen May 2017 #6

I think they were fine. metroins May 2017 #11

it looked like a vampire wedding. bettyellen May 2017 #21

There is no requirement for women to wear formal black or veils when visiting the pope AFAIK... Princess Turandot May 2017 #7

You can call it "normal" lindysalsagal May 2017 #12

that will not go unnoticed by the Saudis DrDan May 2017 #13

I would have MFM008 May 2017 #3

Did Chump wear his red "grab 'em" hat? trusty elf May 2017 #4

The Pope pulled an Al Gore and gave him a screed he wrote about global warming! Pope threw shade! bettyellen May 2017 #9

Though the rules have relaxed somewhat, Staph May 2017 #5

She was trying to outdo Jackie O as a widow.... LOL. bettyellen May 2017 #8

No, she wishes she was a widow. FSogol May 2017 #16

God, Trump looks like a doofus walking to meet the Pope... Satch59 May 2017 #10

I have a theory on the unbuttoned jacket TexasProgresive May 2017 #14

I think he wears the tie long thinking is disguises his big belly. n/t tammywammy May 2017 #15

The unbuttoned jacket is limited camo for his enormous ass. (nt) Paladin May 2017 #17

That works as well. TexasProgresive May 2017 #18

and look at how wonderful this photo is of Barack and the Pope. a kennedy May 2017 #19

I wonder if the gold rosary was an antique artifact? peacebuzzard May 2017 #20

Melania's Catholic? Retrograde May 2017 #22