I was raised Catholic. The nuns told us the ash could come off in normal action, but we weren't allowed to specifically target it. But they may not be citing official church doctrine. After I sent this I read other churches do ashes on the forehead. I thought only Catholics did it.
Not sent from an iPhone On Feb 15, 2018, 8:35 AM, at 8:35 AM, Adam Bowie <[email protected]> wrote: >As someone who was brought up a Catholic it's worth noting that there >is no >set time during the day for placing of ashes on someone's head to take >place. Assuming Ingraham broadcasts from New York, there are likely to >be >multiple masses she could have attended to fit in with her radio and TV >needs. > >I don't know when Ingraham's show airs, or is recorded, but it's not >*impossible* that she had ashes applied relatively close to airtime. >Although you would expect her to be prepping her show in its immediate >run-up. > >But it's also worth noting that in my experience priests are very >inconsistent in their application. With some it's barely noticeable; >with >others it looks like you've been attacked by a Sharpie. > >I don't doubt that it's possible that the ashes were touched up prior >to >air. And in any case, most TV presenters would have had a reasonable >amount >of make-up applied - not least powder to stop you glowing - which would >have covered up a lot of the ash even if the presenter didn't wash >first. > >There's no requirement in the Catholic church to either keep or not >wash >the ash off after mass. > > > >Adam > >On Thu, Feb 15, 2018 at 4:23 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> >wrote: > >> Ash Wednesday is a non-denominational tradition. Christians are >encouraged >> but not required to not wash the ashes from their forehead as a >symbolic >> gesture. That said, it is virtually impossible for the sign of the >cross to >> still be visible on ones forehead in the evening. Which means it is >likely >> Ingraham’s was reapplied by either she or her makeup artist. Which >would >> make it a disrespectful symbolic gesture. >> >> On Wed, Feb 14, 2018 at 11:15 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> >wrote: >> >>> Laura Ingraham has ashes on her forehead tonight from Ash Wednesday. >Sean >>> Hannity does not. Both are Catholics. >>> >>> >>> >>> On a more serious note, Geraldo Rivera apparently "blindsided" >Hannity by >>> calling for gun control on FOX News. >>> >>> Link >>> ><https://www.thedailybeast.com/geraldo-rivera-unleashes-gun-control-rant-on-hannity-this-is-a-national-emergency> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups >>> "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >an email to [email protected]. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
