It's Holy Father Christmas as pope dons traditional hat

[WanderAimlessly]

You never know what Pope Benedict will do:

**It’s Holy Father Christmas as pope dons traditional hat **
Wed Dec 21, 1:33 PM ET
Pope Benedict XVI resembled a clean-shaven Father Christmas when he donned a red velvet hat with white ermine trim to face a winter chill for his weekly general audience.

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http://www.catholicnews.com/photos/05hp0335.jpg
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PF

 

[Melanie01]

Goodness gracious me…he looks a bit like a manic elf I thought

 

[Tonks40]

He looks cold…which proves that he needs the hat!

 

[ally704]

I think he looks adorable!

 

[Khoria_Anna]

Don’t you just love this one?http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6322/78/1600/b16.jpg

 

[twiztedseraph]

Maybe to help indoctrinate our kids, we can tell them that Pope John Paul II will ome around on Christmas giving gifts to pious kids! © TwiztedSeraph 2005

 

[oat_soda]

that hat is really sweet, i wish i had one. i bet it’s very warm and it’s cool that he’s bringing back the old school pope gear.

if only we’d be more old school in our church in general and embrace our traditions in liturgy and art.

 

[LaurainSunset]

He is so cute wearing that hat! Bless him! I am glad we are finally getting to see his real personality come out! I am really starting to like this pope!

 

[contemplative]

I love the hat! God Bless Pope Benedict XVI!

 

[contemplative]

**The Camauro **

The camauro is a red velvet hat, usually trimmed in ermine, peculiar to the Popes.

See more information pictures of popes wearing the camauro here.
dappledphotos.blogspot.com/2005/12/camauro.html

 

[contemplative]

The ermine on Pope Benedict XVI looks a bit thicker than others worn by other popes.

Look out I hear PETA activist coming.

 

[contemplative]

I have discovered that ermine was a symbol of purity during the middle ages.

traditioninaction.org/religious/a012rp.ErmineChristmas2003htm.html

Interesting link

 

[Isidore_AK]

contemplative:

The ermine on Pope Benedict XVI looks a bit thicker than others worn by other popes.

Look out I hear PETA activist coming.

I’d almost like to see them try…

 

[BaldwinIV]

Looks like the Grinch to me…check out this photo:

news.yahoo.com/photo/051221/photos_od_afp/0512211823236y8q01ja_photo0&g=events/wl/033002pope;_ylt=Ai3DbJnd_wAhtPUKTMFQohihOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3bGk2OHYzBHNlYwN0bXA-

and then compare to this:

viewonline.com/viewpoint/images/grinch.jpg