Can someone explain to me why the vatican broke protocol for

[niyad]

the orange antichrist?

[EX500rider]

1. What protocol?

[Skittles]

2. dress code

did not include BLUE SUIT

[niyad]

9. See post 7

[EX500rider]

24. Seems to be a lot of blue suits in the pics though

.webp

[Skittles]

32. apparently this was in regards to seating arrangements

whatever it is about, Trump ALWAYS makes himself the topic of conversation

[BigmanPigman]

40. It looks like he is sitting in the 1st row

I read he would be in the 3rd row. I guess it's sort of like trying to seat all the Academy Awards celebrities....lots of egos need to be addressed in order to seat them.

[sl8]

43. They were seated alphabetically, other than Argentina and Italy. nt

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[BigmanPigman]

49. Damn, too bad we aren't Zaire.

He shouldn't even have been given a seat unless it was at the "kiddie table" in a different room. That would match his mental maturity...a 6 hear old, maybe even a 4 year old.

[Meowmee]

46. If you look at the pics there were several men wearing blue suits/jackets

Including Biden and Prince William.

[Skittles]

47. see Post 32

[niyad]

53. President Biden was wearing a black suit, as every picture shows.

[Meowmee]

57. It looks navy blue to me, and others said it was blue

[niyad]

62. Looked black to me, and to nearly everyone who saw it . Colour perception

is individual.

[niyad]

8. See post 7

[TheRickles]

3. I've heard that navy blue is acceptable, but what hasn't been explained is how he got moved

From third row to first (normally reserved for royalty). Sorry that I cannot remember the source for this info.....

[SheltieLover]

5. I'd read that as well.

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. I read that the first row was reserved for Catholic royalty.

The second for non-Catholic royalty, and the third for other dignitaries -- presidents, prime ministers, etc.

[Ms. Toad]

22. That was what some people expected,

Leading to speculation Trump was throwing his weight around. But that seating order was not what was used. Heads of states were in the first row, alphabetically according to their French names. I think the Catholic dignitaries may have been front row in a different side.

[dflprincess]

30. The Vatican said it would seat all royalty together and not differentiate between Catholic and non-Catholic

still doesn't explain Trump.

[Jacson6]

72. These are guide lines that a cardinal or bishop can alter.

Beside Francis was all about inclusion that DJT hates.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

13. That was NOT navy blue but a bright blue.

[TheRickles]

17. This photo looks like it was color-enhanced to appear bright blue, while the photo in Comment #34 is clearly navy blue

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220270865

[dflprincess]

31. The photos and video I've seen make it look bright blue, not navy.

Maybe it depended on how the light was hitting it.

At least he didn't wear a red tie.

[niyad]

64. Yikes, had not even thought about his ugly, too-long, red tie.

[Cha]

14. That's the "protocol" I was thinking about.. TY

[niyad]

16. And that was the protocol I meant.

[SCantiGOP]

39. "Protocol" is what is expected

I can’t see anybody being turned away for a breech of the dress code.

[niyad]

44. see post 7

[malaise]

4. I've been wondering as well

Rec

[littlemissmartypants]

6. Maybe he requested...

Being closer to the toilet.
S/

OT
It's Melania's 55th birthday today. Oh, well.

❤️

[niyad]

10. And she spent it at a funeral. .sitting next to her loving spouse. Perfect day.

oh, and she has to fly back and forth with him.

[BigmanPigman]

42. I feel badly for those with functioning olfactory senses

being forced to sit near Mr. Farts A. Lot. PU!

I hope they had many scented tissues in their possession beforehand.

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[Red Mountain]

12. They knew how to shut him up

and wanted the day to be about the funeral, not $trump and his ego.

He wore a blue suit. Not a terrible slight but noticeable where he was seated. Unique where he was seated, even.

Broader crowd view shows more blue suits.

They didn't do him any favors. Made him look like an asshole outlier.

[niyad]

15. I did see other blue suits, but they were darker shades.

[Srkdqltr]

18. Can you really see someone telling him he can't come in? No i can't either.

[niyad]

19. See post 7

[Ms. Toad]

20. They didn't.

State leaders were seated in the first row, with Argentina first, and Italy second (for obvious reasons). After that, they were seated alphabetically, using their French names. In French, the United States begins with an E. Pretty close to the beginning of the alphabet.

[niyad]

23. From what I had read on Friday, heads of state would be seated as you indicated. .

but in the third row. Crowned heads, etc, first and second rows.

[Ms. Toad]

45. That was the thinking in advance, by a number of people,

But it turned out to be incorrect.

[sl8]

25. Dang it.

I was writing essentially the same thing, but a few minutes behind you.

Curses - foiled again.

[sl8]

21. If they did break protocol, it wasn't just for Trump.

There were plenty of other presidents in the front row other than Trump. They were arranged alphabetically (except for Argentina and Italy), by their country's French names ( e.g., "États-Unis", not "United States" ). Trump was seated with Estonia and Spain (Espagne) on one side of him and Finland and France on the other. The Spanish head (heads?) of state is royalty, the other three I mentioned are presidents.

[Jit423]

26. Maybe the slob doesn't own a black suit? nt

[yourout]

27. The want Satan front and center to compare.

[niyad]

51. A strong possibility!

[LisaM]

28. Melania appeared to be trying to dress like Jackie Kennedy

at JFK's funeral. She looked as if she were wearing widow's weeds, which seems wildly inappropriate.

[Cha]

35. Good point!

TY LisaM

[LisaM]

38. Yeah, she kept reminding me of something...

then it hit me. Surprised she didn't bring along a small child to salute the coffin.

[Cha]

41. I just looked it up... she a "practicing Roman Catholic"..

but she's heartless and soulless so that makes her a freaking world class Hypocrite

[niyad]

65. Practicing for a role in the inquisition?

[niyad]

50. I believe you are correct.

[red dog 1]

29. I wonder, when the time comes, if they'll bury him in that stupid blue suit?

[niyad]

52. Last week would be nice.

[Orrex]

33. They put him in the front row so that he would be downwind of the important guests.

[niyad]

54. But of course!!!

[leftyladyfrommo]

69. That's what I think. nt

[Iamscrewed]

34. Insanity

Or just us. The rest of the world went nuts unfortunately we're along for the ride.

[dobleremolque]

36. Maybe they just felt like

they needed to keep an eye on him.

[niyad]

55. There is that!

[Warpy]

37. Maybe they were grateful he didn't send Vance

[niyad]

56. Had not thought of that!

[Meowmee]

48. Do we know that they did?

I saw one article mentioned here that said he would be in the third row, but was that coming from the Vatican?

[doc03]

58. Of all the things Trump has done I can't believe we are still talking about

a blue suit. It is not like he showed up dressed like Kid Rock. If he wore a black suit, he would still an asshole.

[niyad]

63. It is about messaging.

[Buns_of_Fire]

59. I suspected they'd tweak the arrangements as necessary

to ensure that this remained Pope Francis' day, not "American Shitstain Starts Riot at Pope's Funeral" day.

[niyad]

67. True.

[lapucelle]

60. Maybe it had something to do with getting Trump to sit down with Zelenski. N/T

[niyad]

68. A most interesting point.

[tavernier]

61. It's the old joke: Where can a 500 pound Gorilla sit?

Answer: Anywhere he wants.

Rump is an easily triggered lunatic with a grenade in his pocket. Best to keep him calm while around other humans and sprinkle the room with Holy Water once he leaves.

[niyad]

66. Snicker. I can just see the Vatican clean-up team with gallon jugs of

holy water spraying everything he came in contact with down.

[Midnight Writer]

70. Because the Church is a business and conservative Americans are its most lucrative customer.

[niyad]

71. A most interesting point.