The peril of parody

The Vatican must have become a little sensitive lately, blowing a fuse over Irish media company RTE's photo shoot involving a woman in bishop's clothing (GASP!) near St. Peter's. Indeed, it seems the model broke Italian law by wearing clerical clothing without actually being a cleric. Oh dear.

Hopefully new Prime Minister Romano Prodi will have the Italian Parliament repeal that law, because at the rate B16 is going fashion-wise, everyone in Italy will want to dress just like him by year's end.

I've already bought my fur-lined Santa cap. Thank God I live in the home of the fashionable free!