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A little background is in order:
Pope Benedict XVI has been using papal clothing which had previously fallen into disuse. During his installment address, he spoke at length about the significance of the pallium and has returned to an ancient version, an Eastern design, used by first millennium pontiffs. He has also worn the red satin mozetta and its ermine-trimmed winter version that has not been seen since Pope Paul VI. His house cassock (his soutane or cassock with shoulder cape) also includes the upper half-sleeves discontinued for all other clerics by the authority of Paul VI’s motu proprio “Pontificalis Domus” of 1968.
Pope Benedict XVI has also continued the use of the red papal outdoor cloak. On December 21,2005, the pope began wearing the camauro for his general audiences; the traditional papal hat had not been seen since the pontificate of Pope John XXIII (1958 - 1963). OnSeptember 6, 2006 the pope wore the red capello Romano (also called a saturno), rarely used by John Paul II, was more widely worn by his predecessors.
One item of clothing that Benedict has not worn to date is the papal tiara. Like his two immediate predecessors, Benedict chose not to be crowned with the tiara during his Inauguration Mass, nor has he worn it since that time. Other traditional items unused by the pope include the vestmental gloves, known as gauntlets. Wikipedia
Merry Christmas!
A little background is in order:
Pope Benedict XVI has been using papal clothing which had previously fallen into disuse. During his installment address, he spoke at length about the significance of the pallium and has returned to an ancient version, an Eastern design, used by first millennium pontiffs. He has also worn the red satin mozetta and its ermine-trimmed winter version that has not been seen since Pope Paul VI. His house cassock (his soutane or cassock with shoulder cape) also includes the upper half-sleeves discontinued for all other clerics by the authority of Paul VI’s motu proprio “Pontificalis Domus” of 1968.
Pope Benedict XVI has also continued the use of the red papal outdoor cloak. On December 21,2005, the pope began wearing the camauro for his general audiences; the traditional papal hat had not been seen since the pontificate of Pope John XXIII (1958 - 1963). OnSeptember 6, 2006 the pope wore the red capello Romano (also called a saturno), rarely used by John Paul II, was more widely worn by his predecessors.
One item of clothing that Benedict has not worn to date is the papal tiara. Like his two immediate predecessors, Benedict chose not to be crowned with the tiara during his Inauguration Mass, nor has he worn it since that time. Other traditional items unused by the pope include the vestmental gloves, known as gauntlets. Wikipedia
Merry Christmas!
