“I didn’t really see anything sacrilegious,” said Cardinal Timothy Dolan. He also joked he lent Rihanna his hat.
As you may know, the annual Met Gala took place this Monday in New York City, and celebrities from all over the world hit the red carpet, donning their best take on the theme "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination."
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The affair was inspired by a new fashion exhibit at the museum called "Heavenly Bodies," which featured artifacts loaned out by the Vatican. Rihanna was there, wearing an impressive pope-inspired outfit, miter and all.
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As well as Solange Knowles, sporting a halo.
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And Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman was wearing some gold crucifixes.
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Well, the Met Gala has found another unlikely defender: Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of New York Catholic Archdiocese.
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"There were some aspects that looked like kind of a masquerade party, a Halloween party," Dolan told SiriusXM’s The Catholic Channel about the event, which he also attended.
"I didn’t really see anything sacrilegious. I may have seen some things in poor taste, but I didn’t detect anybody out to offend the church," he said.
Dolan also said that although he was at first "apprehensive" about attending the gathering, he was assured by Vogue editor Anna Wintour, who organized the event, that outfits deemed too provocative would not be permitted.
According to Dolan, a priest was able to review outfits and ask that certain things "not make the cut" and Wintour obliged.
"So I appreciated their sensitivity," he said.
BuzzFeed News has reached out to Dolan for comment.
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Dolan also joked during the interview that Rihanna borrowed the headpiece typically worn by bishops from him. "She gave it back to me this morning," he said with a laugh. "She was very gracious.”
(The cardinal didn't immediately respond to a request for comment, but the archdiocese told America Magazine he was indeed joking).
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Overall, Dolan says he appreciated the reception he got from celebs over the course of the night. “A number of people came up and spoke about their Catholic upbringing and things they remembered and it was a powerful evening," he said.
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Listen to the Cardinal's interview here.
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