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Aug
25
Miss Sister 2008 — Nun Only Beauty Contest
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An Italian priest plans to run a blog-based beauty contest for nuns called Miss Sister 2008, reports the Chicago Sun-Times. Other sources call the competition Sister Italia.
The father setting up the nuns only beauty competition expects that some beauties will apply — especially from Africa and Latin America.
Antonio Rungi — the priest writing the Miss Sister 2008 blog — makes a point of mentioning Brazilian nuns!
Says Father Antonio Rungi in the Times Online UK: “‘Do you really think nuns are all wizened, funereal old ladies? Today it’s not like that any more, thanks to an injection of youth and vitality brought to our country by foreign girls.’ He said there were nuns from Africa and Latin America who were ‘really very, very pretty. The Brazilian girls above all.’”
Is a nun beauty contest a good or bad thing?
Second question: Has anyone been able to locate Miss Sister 2008?
More: Maybe Miss Sister 2008 isn’t such a bad thing.
Comments
2 Responses to “Miss Sister 2008 — Nun Only Beauty Contest”
This priest isn’t some pervert. He has a history of finding innovative ways to reach people who otherwise wouldn’t think about the church (http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/religion). Why not try something different, as long as it is dignified.
Hi Brett,
Thanks for the comment and the link to your post about Father Rungi’s mission. My first thought was that it was a priest going through mid-life crisis.
However, I do see the point of showing that nuns aren’t the stereotype of old women. Maybe it will be good for recruitment of future nuns.