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The kerning on the pope's tomb is a travesty

• deleted 1y ago
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• fracus 1y ago
  "It’s an unfortunate resting place for an individual who leaves a rich legacy. Luckily, the legacy is a lot more important." I would completely disagree with this summary of a con man or useful idiot.
  • juanani 1y ago
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• Qem 1y ago
  > “That would be the most boneheaded rookie mistake you can imagine (pun intended),” he writes. Calderhead suspects the work was “farmed out to a run-of-the-mill tombstone company.” Perhaps it was handed to somebody with no formal training. Not the first time it happens: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/11/11/the-potato-head-of-palencia-defaced-spanish-statue-latest-victim-of-botched-restoration https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2020/11/11/the-potato-head-o...
• tejohnso 1y ago
  I thought this was going to be one of those cases where typography nerds are overreacting to something that 99.99% of human observers wouldn't even notice. Unfortunately, it is not one of those cases. If it were my family member, and my call, I'd have that redone.
• mannyv 1y ago
  So really, is someone in the hierarchy insulting him by allowing the tomb to read "friar" or "father" depending on spacing?
  • gryfft 1y ago
    It's bad enough to make me wonder if the reason really does come down to Church politics. Sort of a way for the institution itself to clear its throat dryly before a return to traditional values.