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Dear Mike,

A vow of poverty?

And how did they manage to be faithful to that, given all the concern with religious fashion statements?

Alex

Aaaaaargh

Alex, after WYD how could you

By the way did you not mamage to acquire one as a souvenir ? to go with the oters we have heard about and the ones we have not :p

[ 08-06-2002: Message edited by: Our Lady's slave of love ]

Dear Angela,

I said that WYD INSPIRED me spiritually.

At no time did I say it killed the mischievious in me . . .

I didn't get a zuchetta. But I do plan on going to Rome and getting an audience with you-know-who.

If I'm successful, it may just be the first time I'll ever be able to "put a cap on" anything.

Alex

To all those who may be a bit worried identifying the Pope by color, Church authorities directed those clerics who may be in Rome (Maybe in the Vatican only Im not quite sure) to use a none white vestment. So a Dominican may have to use the black one when in Rome.

Some Bishops in countries with a hotter temperature may wear like the Pope but would wear the purple (red if a cardinal) zucchetto and would have purple (again red if a cardinal) trimmings and/or buttons. Their clerics instead of the usual black may also wear white.

Dont worry, the Pope's head will always be white when His Holiness is around And those who are invited to a Papal event are instucted what to wear anyways.

There are some who make a wrong kind of zucchetto where it really looks like the one worn by Jews. A zucchetto is a skull cap, it is made in such a way that it "grasps" the head of the wearer. Poor clerics

I guess thats my share.

Dear Friend,

Are these issues what led you to simply be "Hooded?"

Alex

Yeah a hood would be more gentle than a skull cap.


By the way, I said that The Pope's head will always be white when His Holiness is around... that was only about the zucchetto.

When it comes to miters, The Pope will be wearing a gold one I think and some other Liturgical color while the rest of the bishops would be wearing white. I read something about it but the Eastern Bishops wear some exquisite gold miter during Papal events but mostly white. Im not quite sure if the directive is also effective for the Eastern Catholics.