ROME \u2013 An Italian priest, who had planned an online \u201cpageant\u201d for nuns, has suspended the project, saying he was misinterpreted and had no intention of putting sisters on a beauty catwalk.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy superiors were not happy. The local bishop was not happy, but they did not understand me either,\u201d Father Antonio Rungi told Reuters by telephone from his convent in southern Italy on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was not at all my intention to put nuns on the catwalk,\u201d said Rungi, a priest of the Passionists religious order, speaking from his convent in the town of Mondragone. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I\u2019m reminded of the recent \u201cMormon Exposed\u201d beefcake calendar controversy, which apparently got somebody excommunicated.<\/p>\n
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