How much did the Pope's hat weigh ??

[kentuck]

For the last ten years, it appeared to me that he was having difficulty holding his head upright with that KKK-like hat on head? Just curious?

[queeg]

1. Its actually just cloth and paper

Doesn't weigh more than a gimme cap (for an american comparrison)

[kentuck]

2. Well, why was his head always nodding over to the side....

...and you were anticipating his hat falling on the papal floor? I thought it might just have been a heavy hat. :)

[flordehinojos]

3. PARKINSON'S DISEASE, i believe.

[kentuck]

4. He was a fighter...

No doubt.

[theboss]

5. Parkinson's disease is funny.

Someone tell Muhammad Ali that I am done shaking his hand.

Rim-shot!

[kentuck]

6. Enough of this Pope-a-thon...

In my opinion. But nobody shitting in their pants for Muhammad Ali... yet.

[Liberal In Texas]

7. The Pope hat is called a mitre. It a crossword puzzle kind of word.

From a Catholic site:

The mitre is a kind of folding-cap. It consists of two like parts, each stiffened by a lining and rising to a peak; these are sewn together on the sides, but are united above by a piece of material thet can fold together. Two lappets trimmed on the ends with fringe hang down from the back. The mitre is, theoretically, always supposed to be white. The official "Cæremoniale Romanum" distinguishes three kinds of mitres: the mitra pretiosa, auriphrygiata, and simplex. The first two differ from each other only in the greater or less richness of the ornamentation; the mitra simplex, or simple mitre, is one of white silk or white linen entirely without ornament. The fringe on the lappets at the back should be red. The bishop must wear the mitra pretiosa on those days on which the hymn Te Deum is used in the Office, the mitre auriphrygiata in the seasons of Advent and Lent, on fast days and during penitential processions, the mitra simplex on Good Fridays, at funerals, and at the blessing of the candles on Candlemas-day. When bishops attend a general council, or are present at solemn pontifical acts of the pope, they wear a plain linen mitre, while the cardinals on occasions wear a simple mitre of silk damask. The right to wear the mitre belongs by law only to the pope, the cardinals, and the bishops. Others require for its use a special papal privilege. This privilege is possessed, for example, by numerous abbots, the dignitaries of many cathedral chapters, and by certain prelates of the papal Curia, but, as a rule, the right is more or less limited: for instance, such prelates can only use a simple mitre of white linen, unless the contrary is expressly granted them. The mitre is distinguished from the other episcopal vestments in that it is always laid aside when the bishop prays; for example, at the orationes of the Mass, of the Office, in conferring Holy Orders, at the Canon of the Mass, etc. The reason for this is to be found in the commandment of the Apostle that a man should pray with uncovered head (I Cor., xi, 4). The giving of the mitre is a ceremony in the consecration of a bishop. It occurs at the close of the Mass after the solemn final blessing, the consecrator having first blessed the mitre.

[kentuck]

8. It's good that it's in the Bible...

A man should cover his head when praying. A lot of .......religious ritual....bordering on pagan idolatry.

[theboss]

10. No, woman should cover their heads; men should not

Though nobody really does the head covering thing anymore.

[kentuck]

11. The Muslims do...

But as we all know, their religion is not as valid as Catholicism.

[theboss]

13. Huh?

Muslims don't follow the teachings of Paul. Paul is the one who wrote about the appropriate way to prayer in First Corinthians.

And Islam is just as valid as Catholicism to me. Especially since I'm Protestant and follow the practices of neither.

[Snap]

14. Difernt Clubs

And: there's a place in France where the women wear no pants and the men don't care cuz they wear no underwear. Which will enjoy eternal salvation, and which be damned eternally?

[n2mark]

9. Thank you for your info

and I hope no one on DU is hit with Parkinsons. We all are going to have happen to us in our lifetime.

[Liberal In Texas]

12. I agree. Parkinsons is just the worst thing.

Michael J. Fox is a really prime example.

I don't agree with all that J2P2 did, but he was one of the better ones.

To be stricken with Parkinsons must have been horrible to one of the first Popes to travel and reach out as much as he did.

RIP J2P2...you were OK, but not great.