Originally published Monday, August 25, 2008 at 12:00 AM
Sisterhood is beautiful: Pageant showcasing nuns
An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the...
ROME — An Italian priest and theologian said Sunday he is organizing an online beauty pageant for nuns to give them more visibility within the Catholic Church and to fight the stereotype that they are all old and dour.
The "Miss Sister 2008" contest will start in September on a blog run by the Rev. Antonio Rungi and will give nuns from around the world a chance to showcase their work and image.
"Nuns are a bit excluded, they are a bit marginalized in ecclesiastical life," said Rungi, a theologian and schoolteacher from the Naples area. He said visitors to his site will have a month to "vote for the nun they consider a model."
Nuns will fill out a profile including information about their life and vocation as well as a photograph. It will be up to them to choose whether to pose with the traditional veil or with their heads uncovered.
"We are not going to parade nuns in bathing suits," Rungi said. "But being ugly is not a requirement for becoming a nun. External beauty is gift from God, and we mustn't hide it."
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