Thursday, December 29, 2005
CAMAURO
Wikipedia describes it and includes a picture of B-16 wearing one. Below his picture other popes can be seen wearing them as well. Click the pictures for an enlarged version.
John XXIII wearing one--smaller, shaplier, with less ermine and more visible seams.
One with almost no ermine.
Pope Paul V wearing one. Very little visible ermine, and his ears show. The cap fits very close to his head.
As Amy put it, too much ermine, and I would add, too little ear.
Call it what you like, Benedict's is less a camauro than an adulterated Santa hat. It looks like he has enough leftover room to carry a pet kitten around up there.
Send the tailor to design school! Did he learn his trade in a feedsack factory? A pope should not look comical.
