Cruz In With Beckham

Monday

At long last we have something important to blog. Mrs Beckham has been birthed of another son - Cruz. It was by caesarian section.

"It's just a name we liked. We found it hard this time but we came up with a name that we both loved and stuck to it," Beckham said. "He's got Victoria's nose and lips. He's gorgeous so we're very happy."

What have they got against Jesse, Adidas or Sky? Personally I think Vodafone would have been nice.

Perhaps he was named after that tattoo on the back of David's neck.

The guy has money - but no one could ever accuse him of having good taste.

According to the Portsmouth Herald -

"British soccer star David Beckham showed up at a party with four rosaries around his neck. Later, he appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair wearing a $1,000 rosary from Dolce & Gabbana. Britney Spears was photographed in London wearing a white set of the prayer beads.

Catholic clergy, not surprisingly, aren't impressed with the craze.

Fearing that the rosary was being "trivialized," the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales put out a leaflet on proper use of the beads in prayer.

"I am sorry that people are wearing them as fashion accessories and are not mindful of their religious significance," the Rev. Allen Morris, an official of the conference, told the BBC.

Father Morris noted that the rosary includes a crucifix, an "odd thing" to wear.

"The cross is an instrument of torture," he said. "Why not wear an electric chair?"

Now that would be an interesting name!

My research also tells me that Cruz is the name of Manchester's favourite gay venue and has been for over twelve years..