It seems to me that one rarely sees a priest who happens to be a woman happen to wear a maniple.
Actually, one doesn’t see many people wear the maniple these days, for reasons that I’ve never quite understood.
Why, when one does see such a thing, does it seem invariably to be sported on the left forearm of a priest who happens to be a man?
Your thoughts please.
I didn’t know that they actor on the Good Wife was a Scotsman!
I think you mean Alan Cumming – though I’ve never see the Good Wife.
Alan is certainly Scottish and can be seen along with someone else you know on the front cover of this publication.
http://www.equality-network.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/EM-booklet-lores.pdf
The Good Wife is one of my favorite US TV shows. He plays the part with no detectable accent whatever, unlike his fellow Brit, Archie Panjabi, who speaks with a very proper accent, but from who know where. This past week Alan’s character kissed a girl and they liked it!
This may come as a revelation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEXJ71eX1y0
So he’s always had bad hair! The Ginger’s cute. Are those natural accents or tuned up a bit?
Tuned up a bit though you do hear people speak like that.
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