Holy See, Batman...!

[desperance]

Gotta love stories like this (via danjite...

Actually - and seriously - I want to write a book about the Vatican. Straight non-fiction, just a history, and it shall be called "State of Grace". One of those small hardbacks that were so trendy a few years ago. And it shall be riotously, inexplicably successful, and I shall write a sequel which shall be about the Jesuits, and it shall be called "SJ", because it can be.

I'll never do it, but that doesn't invalidate the wanting.

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[samarcand.livejournal.com]

Okay. You've got me. I'll bite.

This may be incredibly obvious but, why will the sequel be called 'SJ'.

The third book will have to be a completely unexpected one about the Spanish Inquisition.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you asked, because now I don't have to. :)

[samarcand.livejournal.com]

It's so gratifying when you realise you aren't alone in your ignorance, isn't it?

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

It is!

[samarcand.livejournal.com]

I'm glad nobody asked about why I wanted to know. Because, you know that would have just been too much like some kind of, I don't know, Spanish Inquisition.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

And NOBODY would expect that!

(She said, feeling as if we had now brought the conversation 'round in a full circle!)

[desperance.livejournal.com]

I just explained to Stephen, but I don't think that'll be copied through to you, so herewith:

'Society of Jesus' is the formal name for the Jesuits, and the abbreviation becomes part of their title; they are Father Eustace Cobble, SJ, just as I could be Chaz Brenchley, M Theol, if I'd ever finished my degree...

[desperance.livejournal.com]

This may be incredibly obvious but, why will the sequel be called 'SJ'.

'Society of Jesus' - it's the formal name for the Jesuits, and they wear it like a qualification: 'Father Murdo Braslewsky, SJ'.

There's a subtitle too, perhaps: 'SJ - God's SAS'.

And hush: you're absolutely right about the third, but if we tell the world then everybody will be expecting it, which would be so very wrong...

[martyn44.livejournal.com]

C'mon, the SAS are nothing like as disciplined and ruthless as those guys (according to my brother who spends a lot of time with them)

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Well, see, that's the difference between being God's SAS and, uh, Tony's, I guess...

[devonellington.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on! You can't tease us like that. Now you have to WRITE it!