So glad you didn’t let him get away with it! It’s like, have they not noticed that “how he is” is unacceptable and disrespectful and pisses people off!?

This motherfucker knew. If it *was* necessary to put a hand on Ariana he could have given her a nice paternal shoulder squeeze, or a little on the outside of the arm action. HE FUCKING KNOWS how to do a “Christian Side Hug” and that shit is ARMS ONLY. I had to deal with this shit as a booth bunny at conventions,…

THANK YOU!

I know. I’m barely aware of Ariana Grande but I’ll be her forever stan if she speaks up and drags his entitled ass to court. 

Jesus. At the funeral of Aretha Franklin. AT THE FUNERAL OF ARETHA FRANKLIN, this fuck decides to cop himself a handful. Of an international pop star. WHAT THE FUCK.

It’s time to make a pledge for the good of humanity.

Not the venue itself in this case, obviously. Aretha Franklin wasn’t Catholic, the funeral wasn’t at the Vatican, and you are seriously reaching because...?

He looked like he was trying to give her a mammogram. He could never apologize enough.

You are subscribing to old social norms but why not consider that those old social norms are outdated and rooted in misogyny. It would be a wonderful thing if women could feel free to go to a church service in a dress that shows their skin and the body that the church once shamed women for having.

why? genuinely curious. if you are areligious, why? does anyone really think ‘god’ gives a fuck about what you wear? 

THIS IS A CRIME. Is anyone going to do anything about it? This is obvious to the entire world. 

Why isn’t it? You’re making up a bunch of rules that don’t fucking exist. My comment on the dress being short was more a function of her almost getting upskirted by the camera man, but let’s be real - 3 more inches wasn’t going to make a difference there, and it wouldn’t make a difference to your argument, either.…

I’m betting every single woman and girl over the age of ten in his church has had examples of his “friendly” behavior.

“It’s not appropriate to wear upper thigh length dresses to church.”

This may be an inappropriate time to point it out (given the Queen’s recent passing), but this guy is representative of the gaslighting that pervades all types of religion. Having grasped Ariana in this manner before millions of viewers does not make his actions more benign; it adds to the gaslighting: “I would never…

“I hug all the female artists and the male artists,”

I’d bet he’s been “too friendly” a few thousand times.

“I hug all the female artists and the male artists”

I don’t know much about this bishop but I do know a lot about churches and my husband and I concluded that this is probably how he acts all the time, both the questionable ‘jokes’ and overly touchy/gropy in his own church (which Wikipedia tells me is a megachurch and that he basically inherited his position there from…

Racist and a molester. Sounds like a priest alright.